公开(公告)号：US06400855B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-04

申请号：US09612049

申请日：2000-07-07

申请人： Bulang Li ,  Suning Tang

发明人： Bulang Li ,  Suning Tang

IPC分类号： G02F1295

CPC分类号： G02F1/313 ,  G02B2006/12102 ,  G02B2006/12114 ,  G02B2006/12147 ,  G02B2006/1215 ,  G02F1/2955

摘要： An N×N optical switching array device and system are disclosed. In one aspect, an optical switching device for communicating optical signals is provided. The device includes a plurality of optical inputs operable to communicate optical signals, a plurality of optical outputs optically coupled to the optical inputs and at least one thermo-optic array optically coupled to the plurality of optical inputs and the plurality of optical outputs. The device further includes an thermo-optical array operable to deflect an optical signal from one of the plurality of optical inputs to one of the plurality of optical outputs in response to a temperature differential.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种NxN光开关阵列器件和系统。 一方面，提供了用于传送光信号的光开关装置。 该装置包括可操作以传送光学信号的多个光学输入，光学耦合到光学输入的多个光学输出和与多个光学输入和多个光学输出光学耦合的至少一个热光学阵列。 该装置还包括热光阵列，其可操作以响应于温度差将光信号从多个光输入中的一个偏转到多个光输出中的一个。