Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Switch
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Nguyen, Tu T. (Department: 2877)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Switch
Reexamination Certificate
active
06970616
ABSTRACT:
The light beams from a collimator array are each aimed at a optical switch array in a converging manner such that the point of convergence of the reflected light beams is at or near the center of a target (e.g., another optical switch array, receiver array, or any other space in which light beams are to be directed). The light beams converge at an imaginary common point behind the plane of the mirrors, at a distance along an optical axis from the mirrors, which is substantially equal to the distance along an optical axis between mirror arrays.
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Boger David
Dueck Rob
Garabedian Ratfi
Rud Mike
Liu & Liu
Nguyen Tu T.
Touchdown Technologies, Inc.
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