Two beam optical switch and attenuator and method of use
US6360032B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3594
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical switch and attenuator in which any waveguide in an input waveguide bundle may be selectively optically aligned or misaligned with any waveguide in an output waveguide bundle. The waveguide bundles are attached to beams that translate the bundles through non-parallel arcs. The device provides high-performance switching and attenuation of any number of input and output waveguides.
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