Optical switching system based on hollow waveguides

Details Optical switching system based on hollow waveguides Optical switching system based on hollow waveguides

2005-01-04

2005-01-04

Lee, John D. (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S017000, C385S125000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06839478

ABSTRACT:
A hollow waveguide based optical switch, and novel hollow waveguide-based switch architectures for optical communications. The switch comprises a pair of hollow waveguides overlapping over a common section that includes a common opening, a first conductive flexible lever attached to one of the hollow waveguides, the first lever configured to assume upon actuation at least two switching positions within the pair of waveguides at the common opening, a second conductive flexible lever attached to the other of the hollow waveguides, the second lever configured to assume upon same the actuation same at least two switching positions within the pair of waveguides as the first lever while keeping a substantially parallel geometry with the first lever, and means to actuate the first and the second levers in order to achieve the at least two switching positions.

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