Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Switch
Patent
1997-01-23
1998-07-07
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Switch
385 15, 385 24, 359109, 359125, 359128, G02B 626, H04J 1402
Patent
active
057781168
ABSTRACT:
Provided is an apparatus for distributing and controlling distribution of externally and locally generated communications signals to and between a plurality of subscribers. A photonic distribution apparatus for a home area network having a plurality of subscribers has an optical transmission medium for conveying a communications data signal containing a plurality of distribution instruction segments, a microcontroller circuit, and a communications routing circuit. The optical transmission medium has at least one transmit and one receive pathway. The communications routing circuit responsive to a distribution instruction from the microcontroller circuit. The routing circuit has a plurality of fiberoptic switches in fiberoptic communication with one another, wherein a first fiberoptic switch of the plurality of fiberoptic switches has an input terminal photonically connected to said one receive pathway, and a last fiberoptic switch of the plurality of fiberoptic switches has an output terminal photonically connected to said transmit pathway.
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