Frustrated total internal reflection device having a spacer and an endplate
US5917641A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3522
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for processing an optical signal includes a refractor with a reflecting surface for reflecting the optical signal by total internal reflection. The device also includes a switchplate and an actuator to place the switchplate into proximal contact with the refractor to frustrate the total internal reflection.
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