1987-11-30
1989-11-28
Gonzalez, Frank
350 9616, G02B 610
Patent
active
048833347
ABSTRACT:
The present invention pertains to an optical selector switch. The optical selector switch includes an optical waveguide means, and M means for producing light that can be transmitted through the optical waveguide means with M being greater than or equal to 2. The M light producing means are optically connected to the optical waveguide means. The optical selector switch includes means for controlling when each of the M light producing means produces optical pulses to be transmitted through the optical waveguide means. Additionally, there are N optical transduces optically connected to the optical waveguide means, with N being greater than or equal to 2. Each of the N optical transducers are capable of producing an electrical signal corresponding to the combination of optical pulses received from the M light-producing means. The N optical transducers can be arranged in either a one, two or three dimensional array. Moreover, memory cells can be included to provide for a memory array.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4742576 (1988-05-01), McMahon
Chiarulli Donald M.
Levitan Steven P.
Melhem Rami
Gonzalez Frank
Ngo John
The University of Pittsburgh
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