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7231110 Wavelength selector switch  
A wavelength selector switch includes first and second refracting plates, an optical splitter, first and second optical systems, an optical coupler polarization controller, and second refracting...
7231109 Ultrafast optical communications system with multiplexer and demultiplexer  
The electronic-to-optical multiplexer takes n electronic inputs X i where i=0 to n−1; converts X i into optical signals Y i each with a different wavelength; wavelength multiplexes Y i ;...
7224859 Opto-electronic integrated circuit device, opto-electronic integrated circuit system and transmission method  
The opto-electronic integrated circuit device comprises an optical switch 18 provided in an input port 12 a of a first input/output port 36 a over a substrate 10 and changing over an...
7221818 Optical switch  
The present invention relates to an optical switch. The optical switch includes at least two binary control elements movable between a first and second position. The binary control elements include...
7221819 Operating an optical switch at a negative pressure differential  
An optical switch having liquid or vapor bubbles at switching sites operates with a fluid pressure less than the vapor pressure of the liquid. This negative pressure differential reduces the energy...
7221817 Beam switch structures and methods  
A substantially straight beam in an unbuckled state is compressed to cause the beam to buckle using an adjustable compressor. The adjustable compressor applies force to one or both ends of the beam...
7218805 WDM ring network for flexible connections  
A broadcast and select ring network for optical WDM communication includes two parallel fiber rings ( 1 a, 1 b ) carrying traffic in opposite directions between nodes ( 3 ; A, B, C, D). The nodes...
7218815 Athermal arrayed waveguide grating  
An athermal arrayed-waveguide grating is disclosed and includes an input waveguide for inputting two or more optical signals from one exterior side, a grating array for separating the optical...
7215843 Optical switching apparatus and optical switching method  
An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a...
7213740 Optical structures including liquid bumps and related methods  
A liquid prime mover can be used to position a component on a substrate. For example, a liquid material can be provided on the substrate adjacent the component such that the component has a first...
7215854 Low-loss optical waveguide crossovers using an out-of-plane waveguide  
An improved low-loss waveguide crossover uses an out-of-plane, such as vertical, waveguide to bridge over any number of waveguides with very low, or essentially no, optical loss or crosstalk....
7215842 Light control element and light control device  
A light control element includes a substrate, an optical coupling component formed on the substrate by a photonic crystal structure, and a variable refractive index part provided in a part of the...
7215853 Optical module formed on common substrate for branching an optical signal  
A collimator 111 for an input light, a collimator 112 for an output light, a collimator 113 for a branched light, a collimator 114 for an inserted light and a wavelength selecting filter ...
7212739 Protection switching arrangement for an optical switching system  
A protection arrangement for an optical switching system includes protection switching for switch planes in the optical core and for ports in the tributary cards. For a multiple layer switch core...
7212704 Systems and methods for optical switching to colorless ports and colored ports  
A wavelength selective switch is provided with a multiplexer such that both colourless (wavelength non-specific) and coloured (wavelength specific) ports are available. A waveguide device is...
7206475 Optical switching apparatus, optical transmission system and method of setting up for optical signal route  
In an optical switching apparatus having redundantly-arranged optical switches, a route switching operation mode, an autonomic redundant switching operation mode and a compulsory redundant...
7206474 Heating of trenches in an optical bubble switch  
An optical bubble switch having structures for heating trenches in response to applied electromagnetic energy. The structures for heating trenches according to the present teachings reduce the...
7206509 Method and apparatus for temporally shifting one or more packets using wavelength selective delays  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for temporally shifting one or more packets using wavelength selective delays. The header information associated with each packet, together with a routing...
7206515 Single-ended/differential wired radio frequency interface  
A package to encapsulate an optical component includes a RF interface to receive high frequency signals from an external source. The RF interface pins that can be configured as one or more...
7203393 MEMS micro mirrors driven by electrodes fabricated on another substrate  
An array of electrostatically tiltable mirrors are formed in a MEMS structure. A first SOI wafer is etched to form an array of tiltable plates in the silicon device layer joined to the remainder of...
7203396 All optical chopping using logic gates apparatus and method  
An all optical chopping device for shaping and reshaping comprising an all optical AND logic gate having a first input for receiving a first optical signal, a second input for receiving a second...
7203398 Compact DMD-based optical module  
An optical module having an integral optical waveguide with waveguide ports at each end. The optical waveguide receives an input light beam through a first waveguide port. The input light beam...
7200290 Optical switch  
An optical switch has an optical waveguide whose output path of an optical signal branches into two, a carrier injection section which is provided to a branch portion of the optical waveguide and...
7197246 Optical switch, optical amplifier and optical power controller as well as optical add-drop multiplexer  
The first present invention provides an optical switch including the following elements. At least a plurality of optical transmission lines are provided for transmissions of optical signals. Each...
7197213 System and method for controlling deflection of optical beams  
A method of controlling deflection of an optical beam at a beam steering element. The method comprises receiving switching instructions indicative of a target one of a plurality of potential...
7197204 Applications of light movable liquid crystal  
Practical applications of a class of nematic elastomer which has light avoidance characteristics are disclosed. Such practical applications include a switching device, a load carrying device and...
7192533 Method of manufacturing nanowires and electronic device  
In the method, semiconductor substrates are etched to provide nanowires, said substrates comprising a first layer of a first material and a second layer of a second material with a mutual...
7194153 Optical switch device  
An optical switch device for driving a movable member mounting a light reflection member thereon by a magnetic drive circuit, wherein, in an optical waveguide switching device ( 1 ) as an optical...
7190858 Optical time delay apparatus incorporating diffractive element sets  
An optical time delay apparatus comprises: a multi-wavelength optical source; a diffractive element set imparting a wavelength-dependent delay on signals routed from the source to a 1×N optical...
7190862 Methods and apparatus for optical switching using electrically movable optical fibers  
Methods and apparatuses for electrically controlled optical switches are presented. An electrically controlled optical switch includes a fixture formed using a laminated dielectric material, a...
7187819 Optical power distribution management and apparatus  
A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed for managing the distribution of optical power to a plurality of optical data devices. The devices can be data storage drives, data...
7187814 Optical add/drop device  
A drop-type AOTF is used as a configuration for removing from a through signal an optical signal having the same wavelength as that of an optical signal to be added. To the drop-type AOTF, RF...
7187497 Polarization insensitive optical switching and routing systems and methods of manufacturing and operation  
Polarization converter assemblies are utilized to provide switching and routing systems with effective coupling between a first and second router assemblies, and to provide polarization insensitive...
7184186 Optical switch assembly  
An apparatus for switching optical signals. An optical bench includes a plurality of through-openings for receiving a plurality of collimators and a plurality of actuators. The actuators include a...
7183633 Optical cross-connect system  
An optical cross-connect switch comprises a base ( 216 ), a flap ( 211 ) and one or more electrically conductive landing pads ( 222 ) connected to the flap ( 211 ). The flap ( 211 ) has a bottom...
7184615 Electrically tunable diffractive grating element  
The invention relates to an optical device ( 50 ) for manipulating a light wave (λ) using a diffractive grating structure (G). According to the basic idea behind the invention a prior art type...
7181101 Optical measuring system with arrayed optical receivers and method thereof  
The disclosure is an optical measuring system and the method thereof for precisely measuring physical characteristics of light emitted from waveguides, such as beam size, pattern, strength,...
7181102 Optical switching systems and methods  
In some embodiments, a 1×N optical switch includes: a plurality of co-planar, parallel output optical fiber collimators oriented to receive light substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal...
7177493 Programmable optical add/drop multiplexer  
A multi-channel optical switching system particularly usable as a programmable optical add/drop multiplexer (POADM) in a multi-wavelength communication system. The switching system uses a thin film...
7177494 Optical control device and method  
An optical control device allows switching of signals without mechanical components. The device includes a first member; a second member; an active stage between the first member and the second...
7177505 MEMS-based actuator devices using electrets  
Electrets are used in a variety of MEMS-based actuator devices. The electret is able to store electrical charge for a long time with negligible charge leakage. Therefore, when an electret is...
7174065 Optical switching fabric with an optical to electrical converter in the output plane  
An optical switching fabric with an optical to electrical converter in the output plane. The optical switching fabric has an input plane with at least one input. The input plane provides at least a...
7168826 Light guiding apparatus, lighting apparatus, space modulation part, and image projection apparatus  
A light guiding apparatus has a first transparent member, a second transparent member, and a transparent member holding portion. The first transparent member has a light entry surface, a first side...
7167609 Optical switch  
An optical switch has an input port, output ports, optical waveguides whose output path of an optical signal branch into two. A first stage optical switch section is provided in a branching portion...
7167612 Wavelength tunable filter capable of being bidirectionally driven by electromagnetic forces  
A wavelength tunable filter capable of being driven such that reflecting mirrors move more distant as well as closer by using the principle that a direction of the electromagnetic forces changes...
7162118 Dual optical switch  
A single-sided optical switching device for functioning as a dual switch wherein individual switches share common switching means is disclosed. The individual switches have separate ports and share...
7162114 Optical energy switching device and method  
An optical power or energy-switching device, comprising an optical waveguide having an input section and an output section, the two sections forming a pair of opposed surfaces extending...
7162115 Multiport wavelength-selective optical switch  
An multiport, multi-wavelength optical switch having and array of angular beam-directing devices employs an anamorphic optical system that transforms a beam corresponding to a given wavelength of a...
7155081 Two-dimensional optical deflector  
A two-dimensional optical deflector includes a first deflector, which deflects a light beam about a first axis at a high speed, a second deflector, which deflects a light beam about a second axis...
7153037 Multichannel optical communications module  
250 μm is the standardized pitch H of the prevalent multichannel ribbonfibers. Current laser diodes and photodiodes have a size larger than 300 μm. Curving lightpaths made on a silicon bench for...