1×2 optical wavelength router
US6535664B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/356
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and optical routing apparatus for directing an optical signal are disclosed. The optical routing apparatus includes an input port configured to provide the optical signal along an incident path and a plurality of output ports configured to receive the optical signal. An optical switching arrangement including a rotatable mirror and a plurality of fixed mirrors is operated to route the optical signal from the input port to one of the output ports depending on the configuration of the optical switching arrangement.
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