WO2001094994A3 - A reconfigurable optical switch - Google Patents

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WO2001094994A3
WO2001094994A3 PCT/US2001/015797 US0115797W WO0194994A3 WO 2001094994 A3 WO2001094994 A3 WO 2001094994A3 US 0115797 W US0115797 W US 0115797W WO 0194994 A3 WO0194994 A3 WO 0194994A3
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optical switch
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reconfigurable optical
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Jefferson L Wagener
Thomas Andrew Strasser
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Photuris Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0016—Construction using wavelength multiplexing or demultiplexing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0024—Construction using space switching
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/0026—Construction using free space propagation (e.g. lenses, mirrors)

Abstract

An optical switch includes at least one input port for receiving a WDM optical signal having a plurality of wavelength components, at least three output ports, and a plurality of wavelength selective elements each selecting one of the wavelength components from among the plurality of wavelength components. A plurality of optical elements are also provided, each of which are associated with one of the wavelength selective elements. Each of the optical elements direct the selected wavelength component that is selected by its associated selected element to a given one of the output ports independently of every other wavelength component. The given output port is variably selectable from among all the output ports.
PCT/US2001/015797 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 A reconfigurable optical switch WO2001094994A2 (en)

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AU2001294506A AU2001294506A1 (en) 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 A reconfigurable optical switch
JP2002502486A JP2004515798A (en) 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 Reconfigurable optical switch
CA002409264A CA2409264A1 (en) 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 A reconfigurable optical switch
EP01975153A EP1297717A2 (en) 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 A reconfigurable optical switch

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US09/571,833 US6631222B1 (en) 2000-05-16 2000-05-16 Reconfigurable optical switch
US09/571,833 2000-05-16

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