公开(公告)号：US06483961B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-19

申请号：US09585259

申请日：2000-06-02

申请人： Roger Helkey ,  Adrian Keating

发明人： Roger Helkey ,  Adrian Keating

IPC分类号： G02B626

CPC分类号： G02B6/32 ,  G02B6/327 ,  G02B6/3518 ,  G02B6/3542 ,  G02B6/3556 ,  G02B6/356 ,  G02B6/3664

摘要： An apparatus comprising an optical fiber array, a spacer to receive a light beam from the optical fiber array, and a lens array having an input to receive the light beam from the spacer and an output to output the light beam is disclosed. The spacer has a first refraction index and the lens has a second refraction index.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种装置，包括光纤阵列，用于接收来自光纤阵列的光束的间隔物和具有用于接收来自间隔物的光束的输入和输出以输出光束的透镜阵列。 间隔物具有第一折射率，并且透镜具有第二折射率。

公开(公告)号：US06819824B1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US09862220

申请日：2001-05-21

申请人： David Welsh ,  James R. Sechrist ,  John Edward Bowers ,  Adrian Keating ,  Xuezhe Zheng ,  David Kinghorn ,  Bart Erwin ,  Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  Paul Wills

发明人： David Welsh ,  James R. Sechrist ,  John Edward Bowers ,  Adrian Keating ,  Xuezhe Zheng ,  David Kinghorn ,  Bart Erwin ,  Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  Paul Wills

IPC分类号： G02B626

CPC分类号： G02B6/3582 ,  G02B6/3556

摘要： Optical switch packaging techniques and optical switch components are described. In one aspect, an optical switch component that includes a die mounted on an interposer is described. The die has an exposed array of mirrors that can be used as part of an optical switch. Typically, the interposer will also have a fiber array mount arranged to receive a fiber bundle and to position the fiber bundle appropriately over the array of mirrors. In some embodiments, an optical switch can be formed by putting together two mirror image interposer based optical switch components. When placing two interposer based optical switch components together, an alignment frame may be positioned between the interposers to help maintain a desired spacing between the respective arrays of mirrors. In some such embodiments, an inner housing is provided that encloses the dice, the fiber array mounts the alignment frame and portions of the interposers, but leaves connectors mounted on the interposers exposed. An outer housing may optionally be provided to encase the optical switch components and the inner housing. A resilient filler material may also be provided between the inner and outer housings to provide additional protection to the optical switch.

摘要翻译： 描述了光开关封装技术和光开关元件。 在一个方面，描述了包括安装在插入件上的管芯的光开关元件。 裸片具有暴露的反射镜阵列，可用作光开关的一部分。 通常，插入器还将具有布置成接收光纤束并将光纤束适当地定位在镜阵列上的光纤阵列安装座。 在一些实施例中，可以通过将两个基于镜像插入器的光学开关部件组合在一起来形成光学开关。 当将两个基于插入器的光学开关组件放置在一起时，对准框架可以定位在插入件之间，以帮助保持在相应的反射镜阵列之间的期望的间隔。在一些这样的实施例中，提供包围骰子的内壳体， 安装对准框架和插入件的一部分，但是将连接器安装在内插器上。 可以可选地设置外壳以包围光学开关部件和内部壳体。 还可以在内壳体和外壳体之间设置弹性填充材料，以为光开关提供额外的保护。

公开(公告)号：US06792177B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US09805528

申请日：2001-03-12

申请人： David Edward Welsh ,  Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  Adrian Keating ,  Daniel Jacob Blumenthal ,  Walter Joseph Fant

发明人： David Edward Welsh ,  Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  Adrian Keating ,  Daniel Jacob Blumenthal ,  Walter Joseph Fant

IPC分类号： G02B642

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

摘要： The invention provides an optical switch comprising a housing, an input optical fiber, a mirror substrate, an input pivoting mirror, an output optical fiber, a first optical splitter, and a first optical detector. The input optical fiber propagates a light beam and is secured to the housing. The mirror substrate is secured to the housing. The input pivoting mirror is located in a path of the light beam after leaving the input optical fiber. The input pivoting mirror is pivotally secured to the mirror substrate. Pivoting of the mirror relative to the mirror substrate alters an angle with which the light beam is reflected therefrom. The output optical fiber is secured to the housing and has an end through which the light beam enters after being reflected by the input pivoting mirror. The first optical splitter is located in a path of the light beam after leaving the input optical fiber. The first optical splitter splits the light beam into a first propagated portion and a first monitoring portion. The first propagated portion is propagated through the output optical fiber and the first monitoring portion is detected by the first optical detector.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种光开关，其包括壳体，输入光纤，反射镜基板，输入枢转反射镜，输出光纤，第一分光器和第一光学检测器。 输入光纤传播光束并固定到外壳。 镜基板被固定到壳体。 输入旋转镜位于离开输入光纤后的光束路径中。 输入旋转镜可枢转地固定到镜基底。 反射镜相对于镜面基板的转动改变了光束从其反射的角度。 输出光纤被固定到壳体，并且具有端部，光束在被输入枢转反射镜反射之后进入。 第一光分路器在离开输入光纤之后位于光束的路径中。 第一光分路器将光束分成第一传播部分和第一监测部分。 第一传播部分通过输出光纤传播，第一监测部分由第一光学检测器检测。

公开(公告)号：US06728016B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US09586730

申请日：2000-06-05

申请人： Peter Hunt ,  Adrian Keating ,  Kevin White

发明人： Peter Hunt ,  Adrian Keating ,  Kevin White

IPC分类号： G02B2608

CPC分类号： G02B6/3586 ,  G02B6/3518 ,  G02B6/3556 ,  G02B26/0841 ,  Y10S359/90

摘要： A method of moving reflectors in an optical cross-connect switch. In one embodiment, the optical cross-connect switch identifies a reflector path avoiding possible interference with other reflectors, predicts the reflector path from pre-computed tables, and moves the reflector in a straight line in target reflector plane coordinates from initial position to target position.

摘要翻译： 一种在光交叉连接开关中移动反射器的方法。 在一个实施例中，光学交叉连接开关识别反射器路径，以避免与其它反射器的可能干涉，预测来自预先计算的表的反射器路径，并将反射器以目标反射器平面坐标从初始位置到目标位置的直线移动 。

公开(公告)号：US07110633B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

申请号：US10102307

申请日：2002-03-19

申请人： Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  John Edward Bowers ,  Adrian Keating

发明人： Roger Jonathan Helkey ,  John Edward Bowers ,  Adrian Keating

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/3562 ,  G02B6/3512 ,  G02B6/3542 ,  G02B6/3588 ,  G02B6/3594

摘要： A method and apparatus are described to provide optical path protection for an optical switching system. An apparatus includes a first optical core switch, a second optical core switch, and an optical protection switch. The optical protection switch has at least two inputs and at least two outputs that allow the optical protection switch to direct input optical data traffic to one of the first optical core switch and the second optical core switch, and to direct a test signal to the other of the first optical core switch and the second optical core switch. For one embodiment, the optical protection switch is a 2×2 non-blocking optical switch having only two-path loss optimization. Alternatively, the optical protection switch may be a blocking 3×2 optical switch implemented to function as a 2×2 non-blocking optical switch. For one embodiment, the blocking 3×2 optical switch is a translational switch.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种为光交换系统提供光路保护的方法和装置。 一种装置包括第一光学核心开关，第二光学核心开关和光学保护开关。 光学保护开关具有至少两个输入和至少两个输出，其允许光学保护开关将输入的光学数据流量直接引导到第一光学核心开关和第二光学核心开关中的一个，并将测试信号引导到另一个 的第一光学核心开关和第二光学核心开关。 对于一个实施例，光学保护开关是仅具有双路损耗优化的2×2无阻塞光开关。 或者，光学保护开关可以是被实现为用作2x2无阻塞光学开关的阻塞3x2光学开关。 对于一个实施例，阻塞3x2光开关是平移开关。