WO2002086574A3 - Optical signal transmitter module with mems shutter as variable optical attenuator - Google Patents
Optical signal transmitter module with mems shutter as variable optical attenuator Download PDFInfo
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- WO2002086574A3 WO2002086574A3 PCT/GB2002/001799 GB0201799W WO02086574A3 WO 2002086574 A3 WO2002086574 A3 WO 2002086574A3 GB 0201799 W GB0201799 W GB 0201799W WO 02086574 A3 WO02086574 A3 WO 02086574A3
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- mems shutter
- signal transmitter
- transmitter module
- optical
- optical signal
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/264—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
- G02B6/266—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting the optical element being an attenuator
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- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3598—Switching means directly located between an optoelectronic element and waveguides, including direct displacement of either the element or the waveguide, e.g. optical pulse generation
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- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
- G02B6/3518—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror the reflective optical element being an intrinsic part of a MEMS device, i.e. fabricated together with the MEMS device
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- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/353—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being a shutter, baffle, beam dump or opaque element
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- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
- G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
- G02B6/3552—1x1 switch, e.g. on/off switch
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3582—Housing means or package or arranging details of the switching elements, e.g. for thermal isolation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3594—Characterised by additional functional means, e.g. means for variably attenuating or branching or means for switching differently polarized beams
Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
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AU2002251306A AU2002251306A1 (en) | 2001-04-21 | 2002-04-18 | Optical signal transmitter module with mems shutter as variable optical attenuator |
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GB0109839.1 | 2001-04-21 | ||
GB0109839A GB2374680A (en) | 2001-04-21 | 2001-04-21 | Optical signal transmitter module with MEMS shutter |
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WO2002086574A2 WO2002086574A2 (en) | 2002-10-31 |
WO2002086574A3 true WO2002086574A3 (en) | 2003-03-13 |
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PCT/GB2002/001799 WO2002086574A2 (en) | 2001-04-21 | 2002-04-18 | Optical signal transmitter module with mems shutter as variable optical attenuator |
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AU (1) | AU2002251306A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2374680A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002086574A2 (en) |
Citations (4)
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US5138687A (en) * | 1989-09-26 | 1992-08-11 | Omron Corporation | Rib optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same |
US5345521A (en) * | 1993-07-12 | 1994-09-06 | Texas Instrument Incorporated | Architecture for optical switch |
JPH07178112A (en) * | 1993-12-22 | 1995-07-18 | Toshiba Corp | Laser apparatus |
US6163643A (en) * | 1998-08-12 | 2000-12-19 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Micro-mechanical variable optical attenuator |
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US5040862A (en) * | 1990-05-07 | 1991-08-20 | Corning Incorporated | Method of trimming optical power |
US5589933A (en) * | 1994-10-24 | 1996-12-31 | Photon Kinetics, Inc. | Optical fiber test instrument with mechanically positioned attenuator |
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- 2001-04-21 GB GB0109839A patent/GB2374680A/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 2002-04-18 AU AU2002251306A patent/AU2002251306A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-04-18 WO PCT/GB2002/001799 patent/WO2002086574A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5138687A (en) * | 1989-09-26 | 1992-08-11 | Omron Corporation | Rib optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same |
US5345521A (en) * | 1993-07-12 | 1994-09-06 | Texas Instrument Incorporated | Architecture for optical switch |
JPH07178112A (en) * | 1993-12-22 | 1995-07-18 | Toshiba Corp | Laser apparatus |
US6163643A (en) * | 1998-08-12 | 2000-12-19 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Micro-mechanical variable optical attenuator |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1995, no. 10 30 November 1995 (1995-11-30) * |
PERREGAUX G ET AL: "High-speed micro-electromechanical light modulation arrays", 1997 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLID-STATE SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. TRANSDUCERS 97. CHICAGO, IL, JUNE 16 - 19, 1997. SESSIONS 3A1 - 4D3. PAPERS NO. 3A1.01 - 4D3.14P, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLID-STATE SENSORS AND ACTU, vol. 2, 16 June 1997 (1997-06-16), pages 71 - 74, XP010240410, ISBN: 0-7803-3829-4 * |
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GB2374680A (en) | 2002-10-23 |
WO2002086574A2 (en) | 2002-10-31 |
AU2002251306A1 (en) | 2002-11-05 |
GB0109839D0 (en) | 2001-06-13 |
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