Optical switch package
    4.
    发明授权
    Optical switch package 有权
    光开关封装

    公开(公告)号:US06819824B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-16

    申请号:US09862220

    申请日:2001-05-21

    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。

    Optical tap for an optical switch
    6.
    发明授权
    Optical tap for an optical switch 有权
    光学开关的光学抽头

    公开(公告)号:US06597825B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-22

    申请号:US10016314

    申请日:2001-10-30

    IPC分类号: G02B626

    摘要: An all-optical switch includes an array of input optical fibers and an array of output optical fibers. A rhomboidal prism beam splitter is positioned in operative relationship with the array of input fibers such that when an array of optical beams is propagated from the array of input optical fibers, the beam splitter splits the array of optical beams into a signal path and a tap path. The rhomboidal prism beam splitter includes a partial internal reflection (PIR) surface and a total internal reflection (TIR) surface. The PIR surface and the TIR surface cooperate to split the array of optical beams into the signal path and the tap path such that the signal path is substantially parallel to the tap path upon exiting the beam splitter.

    摘要翻译: 全光开关包括输入光纤阵列和输出光纤阵列。 菱形棱镜分束器与输入光纤阵列定位成操作关系,使得当光束阵列从输入光纤阵列传播时,分束器将光束阵列分成信号路径和水龙头 路径。 菱形棱镜分束器包括部分内反射(PIR)表面和全内反射(TIR)表面。 PIR表面和TIR表面配合以将光束阵列分裂成信号路径和抽头路径,使得当离开分束器时信号路径基本上平行于抽头路径。