Method and apparatus for optical switching
US7116480B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/09
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical switch includes a first port, a second port, a first component group, a second component group, and a switching component group. The switching component group includes a reflector, a polarization beam splitter coupled to the reflector, and a polarization switch coupled to the polarization beam splitter. The first component group is coupled between the first port and the reflector in the switch component group. The second component group is coupled between the second port and the polarization beam splitter in the switch component group.
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