EP1002383A4 - Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network - Google Patents

Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

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Publication number
EP1002383A4
EP1002383A4 EP98938062A EP98938062A EP1002383A4 EP 1002383 A4 EP1002383 A4 EP 1002383A4 EP 98938062 A EP98938062 A EP 98938062A EP 98938062 A EP98938062 A EP 98938062A EP 1002383 A4 EP1002383 A4 EP 1002383A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
optical network
connect optical
wavelength cross
wavelength
cross
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP98938062A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1002383A1 (en
Inventor
Kuang-Yi Wu
Jian-Yu Liu
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Chorum Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
Chorum Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/907,551 external-priority patent/US6005697A/en
Application filed by Chorum Technologies Inc filed Critical Chorum Technologies Inc
Publication of EP1002383A1 publication Critical patent/EP1002383A1/en
Publication of EP1002383A4 publication Critical patent/EP1002383A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means
    • G02B6/2706—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters
    • G02B6/2713—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations
    • G02B6/272—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means as bulk elements, i.e. free space arrangements external to a light guide, e.g. polarising beam splitters cascade of polarisation selective or adjusting operations comprising polarisation means for beam splitting and combining
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29302—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means based on birefringence or polarisation, e.g. wavelength dependent birefringence, polarisation interferometers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29395—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device configurable, e.g. tunable or reconfigurable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
EP98938062A 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network Withdrawn EP1002383A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/907,551 US6005697A (en) 1996-07-23 1997-08-08 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network
US907551 1997-08-08
PCT/US1998/015618 WO1999008403A1 (en) 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

Publications (2)

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EP1002383A1 EP1002383A1 (en) 2000-05-24
EP1002383A4 true EP1002383A4 (en) 2002-08-14

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EP98938062A Withdrawn EP1002383A4 (en) 1997-08-08 1998-07-28 Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical network

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EP (1) EP1002383A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2004500722A (en)
CN (1) CN1274494A (en)
AU (1) AU8666898A (en)
CA (1) CA2299402A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999008403A1 (en)

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US6735016B1 (en) 1999-09-15 2004-05-11 Spectraswitch, Inc. Electro-optically controllable polarization insensitive optical device
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US5414540A (en) * 1993-06-01 1995-05-09 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Frequency-selective optical switch employing a frequency dispersive element, polarization dispersive element and polarization modulating elements
US5694233A (en) * 1996-07-23 1997-12-02 Macro-Vision Communications, Llc Switchable wavelength router

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JP2004500722A (en) 2004-01-08
CN1274494A (en) 2000-11-22
AU8666898A (en) 1999-03-01
CA2299402A1 (en) 1999-02-18
WO1999008403A1 (en) 1999-02-18
EP1002383A1 (en) 2000-05-24

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