Patent · US Expired

Optical crossbar switch

US7127136B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by
8References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 2002
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2011/0058
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical crossbar switch comprises a plurality of input devices (1A to 1C), a plurality of output devices (2A to 2C), an optical transpose system (3) positioned between the input devices and the output devices, and control means for controlling the interconnections between the input devices and the output devices.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.