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Optical switch

US7876981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2005
Grant dateJan 25, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3556
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical switch comprises a plurality of input ports and a plurality of out port ports; a plurality of displaceable optical elements for directing beams from a selected input to a selected output; wherein the number of displaceable elements substantially corresponds to either the number of input ports or the number of output ports.

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