公开(公告)号：US07734127B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-08

申请号：US11728435

申请日：2007-03-26

申请人： Eric Korevaar ,  Yoshinao Taketomi ,  Todd Barrott ,  Hus Tigli ,  Matthew Last ,  Larry Dirvscio ,  Edward Davis

发明人： Eric Korevaar ,  Yoshinao Taketomi ,  Todd Barrott ,  Hus Tigli ,  Matthew Last ,  Larry Dirvscio ,  Edward Davis

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  H04J14/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/359 ,  G02B6/3512 ,  G02B6/3542 ,  G02B6/3556 ,  G02B6/356 ,  G02B6/357 ,  G02B6/3582 ,  G02B6/3584

摘要： The present invention provides an all optical cross connect switch utilizing two-axis MEMS mirrors for cross connecting optical fibers in a first set of optical fibers to optical fibers in a second set of optical fibers. The optical fibers in the first and second sets of optical fibers are precisely positioned in a first fiber-microlens positioning array to define a first set of parallel collimated cross-connect communication beam paths, with each collimated cross-connect communication beam path connecting an optical fiber in the first set of optical fibers with a MEMS mirror in a first MEMS mirror array. Alignment beams are added to and aligned co-axially with each of the first and second sets of parallel collimated cross-connect communication beams. Two beam direction sensor units are positioned to detect each alignment beam in the first and second sets of alignment beams transmitted through the dichroic mirror and a MEMS control system controls the positions of the MEMS mirrors to connect optical fibers in the first set of optical fibers to any of the optical fibers in the second set of optical fibers.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种全光交叉连接开关，其利用两轴MEMS镜将第一组光纤中的光纤与第二组光纤中的光纤交叉连接。 第一和第二组光纤中的光纤被精确地定位在第一光纤微透镜定位阵列中，以限定第一组平行准直交叉连接通信光束路径，每个准直交叉连接通信光束路径连接光学 第一组光纤中的光纤具有在第一MEMS反射镜阵列中的MEMS反射镜。 对准光束被加入并与第一组和第二组平行准直交叉连接光束中的每一个同轴地对准。 定位两个光束方向传感器单元以检测透过分色镜的第一组和第二组对准光束中的每个对准光束，并且MEMS控制系统控制MEMS反射镜的位置，以将第一组光纤中的光纤连接到 第二组光纤中的任何光纤。

公开(公告)号：US20080239443A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11728435

申请日：2007-03-26

申请人： Eric Korevaar ,  Yoshinao Taketomi ,  Todd Barrott ,  Hus Tigli ,  Matthew Last ,  Larry Dirvscio ,  Edward Davis

发明人： Eric Korevaar ,  Yoshinao Taketomi ,  Todd Barrott ,  Hus Tigli ,  Matthew Last ,  Larry Dirvscio ,  Edward Davis

IPC分类号： G02B26/08

CPC分类号： G02B6/359 ,  G02B6/3512 ,  G02B6/3542 ,  G02B6/3556 ,  G02B6/356 ,  G02B6/357 ,  G02B6/3582 ,  G02B6/3584

摘要： The present invention provides an all optical cross connect switch utilizing two-axis MEMS mirrors for cross connecting optical fibers in a first set of optical fibers to optical fibers in a second set of optical fibers. The optical fibers in the first and second sets of optical fibers are precisely positioned in a first fiber-microlens positioning array to define a first set of parallel collimated cross-connect communication beam paths, with each collimated cross-connect communication beam path connecting an optical fiber in the first set of optical fibers with a MEMS mirror in a first MEMS mirror array. Alignment beams are added to and aligned co-axially with each of the first and second sets of parallel collimated cross-connect communication beams. Two beam direction sensor units are positioned to detect each alignment beam in the first and second sets of alignment beams transmitted through the dichroic mirror and a MEMS control system controls the positions of the MEMS mirrors to connect optical fibers in the first set of optical fibers to any of the optical fibers in the second set of optical fibers.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种全光交叉连接开关，其利用两轴MEMS镜将第一组光纤中的光纤与第二组光纤中的光纤交叉连接。 第一和第二组光纤中的光纤被精确地定位在第一光纤微透镜定位阵列中，以限定第一组平行准直交叉连接通信光束路径，每个准直交叉连接通信光束路径连接光学 第一组光纤中的光纤具有在第一MEMS反射镜阵列中的MEMS反射镜。 对准光束被加入并与第一组和第二组平行准直交叉连接光束中的每一个同轴地对准。 定位两个光束方向传感器单元以检测透过分色镜的第一和第二组对准光束中的每个对准光束，并且MEMS控制系统控制MEMS反射镜的位置，以将第一组光纤中的光纤连接到 第二组光纤中的任何光纤。