Optical switch and router
US6718083B2 · kind B2 · utility
4Cited by
55References
1Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/585
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical switch and optical router to rapidly (in the range of nanoseconds to picoseconds) route signals from particular channels within an optical band by using optical switches which utilize a controlled whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonance of dielectric microspheres to optically switch signal by virtue of their evanescent waves.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.