WO2003058286A3 - Monolithic optical control components - Google Patents
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- WO2003058286A3 WO2003058286A3 PCT/IL2003/000031 IL0300031W WO03058286A3 WO 2003058286 A3 WO2003058286 A3 WO 2003058286A3 IL 0300031 W IL0300031 W IL 0300031W WO 03058286 A3 WO03058286 A3 WO 03058286A3
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
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- micro
- actuators
- attenuators
- optical
- components
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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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
- G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide ends
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- 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
- G02B6/264—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
- G02B6/266—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting the optical element being an attenuator
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- 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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3586—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating
- G02B6/3588—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating of the processed beams, i.e. controlling during switching of orientation, alignment, or beam propagation properties such as intensity, size or shape
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- 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
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
- G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
- G02B6/4226—Positioning means for moving the elements into alignment, e.g. alignment screws, deformation of the mount
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- 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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
- G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
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- G—PHYSICS
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- 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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
- G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
- G02B6/3552—1x1 switch, e.g. on/off switch
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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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
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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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3584—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details constructional details of an associated actuator having a MEMS construction, i.e. constructed using semiconductor technology such as etching
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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
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3594—Characterised by additional functional means, e.g. means for variably attenuating or branching or means for switching differently polarized beams
Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
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AU2003235773A AU2003235773A1 (en) | 2002-01-10 | 2003-01-10 | Monolithic optical control components |
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US34737602P | 2002-01-10 | 2002-01-10 | |
US60/347,376 | 2002-01-10 | ||
US36096102P | 2002-02-28 | 2002-02-28 | |
US60/360,961 | 2002-02-28 | ||
US38643102P | 2002-06-07 | 2002-06-07 | |
US60/386,431 | 2002-06-07 | ||
US40474302P | 2002-08-21 | 2002-08-21 | |
US60/404,743 | 2002-08-21 |
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WO2003058286A2 WO2003058286A2 (en) | 2003-07-17 |
WO2003058286A3 true WO2003058286A3 (en) | 2005-06-23 |
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PCT/IL2003/000031 WO2003058286A2 (en) | 2002-01-10 | 2003-01-10 | Monolithic optical control components |
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WO (1) | WO2003058286A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
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US6895161B2 (en) | 2002-09-30 | 2005-05-17 | Rosemount Inc. | Variable optical attenuator |
US7450812B2 (en) | 2003-05-06 | 2008-11-11 | Rosemount Inc. | Compensated variable optical attenuator |
US7197225B2 (en) | 2003-05-06 | 2007-03-27 | Rosemount Inc. | Variable optical attenuator |
US7177505B2 (en) | 2004-03-04 | 2007-02-13 | Rosemount Inc. | MEMS-based actuator devices using electrets |
US7642628B2 (en) | 2005-01-11 | 2010-01-05 | Rosemount Inc. | MEMS packaging with improved reaction to temperature changes |
US7298954B2 (en) * | 2005-06-16 | 2007-11-20 | Xerox Corporation | Waveguide shuttle MEMS variable optical attenuator |
JP5378376B2 (en) * | 2007-07-16 | 2013-12-25 | コーニング インコーポレイテッド | Fine alignment using laser softened glass bumps |
Citations (6)
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US3931518A (en) * | 1974-11-11 | 1976-01-06 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical fiber power taps employing mode coupling means |
US4013000A (en) * | 1975-11-20 | 1977-03-22 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical crossbar switching network |
US4150870A (en) * | 1976-07-23 | 1979-04-24 | Thomson-Csf | Adjustable distributor device for shared transmission of radiant energy |
US5612815A (en) * | 1995-01-10 | 1997-03-18 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Optical device for optomechanical application |
US6122084A (en) * | 1998-03-03 | 2000-09-19 | At&T Corp. | High dynamic range free-space optical communication receiver |
US6212314B1 (en) * | 1998-07-08 | 2001-04-03 | Lucent Technologies | Integrated opto-mechanical apparatus |
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- 2003-01-10 AU AU2003235773A patent/AU2003235773A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-01-10 WO PCT/IL2003/000031 patent/WO2003058286A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3931518A (en) * | 1974-11-11 | 1976-01-06 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical fiber power taps employing mode coupling means |
US4013000A (en) * | 1975-11-20 | 1977-03-22 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical crossbar switching network |
US4150870A (en) * | 1976-07-23 | 1979-04-24 | Thomson-Csf | Adjustable distributor device for shared transmission of radiant energy |
US5612815A (en) * | 1995-01-10 | 1997-03-18 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Optical device for optomechanical application |
US6122084A (en) * | 1998-03-03 | 2000-09-19 | At&T Corp. | High dynamic range free-space optical communication receiver |
US6212314B1 (en) * | 1998-07-08 | 2001-04-03 | Lucent Technologies | Integrated opto-mechanical apparatus |
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AU2003235773A8 (en) | 2003-07-24 |
WO2003058286A2 (en) | 2003-07-17 |
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