EP 1110114 A4 20050316 - MIRROR BASED FIBER OPTIC SWITCH AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Title (en)
MIRROR BASED FIBER OPTIC SWITCH AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Title (de)
FASEROPTISCHER SCHALTER MIT SPIEGEL UND KONTROLSYSTEM
Title (fr)
COMMUTATEUR A FIBRE OPTIQUE A MIROIR ET SON SYSTEME DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9912334 W 19990603
- US 9240098 A 19980605
- US 9239398 A 19980605
- US 9209998 A 19980605
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9967666A1] A fiber optical control system for use in an optical switch comprising a fiber assembly (86), a signal separator (88), a sensor unit (90), a lens assembly (92), stationary mirror (94), targeting RED (96), moveable mirror assembly (98) with mounted alignment REDs (100), window (102) and a processor (104). The separator (88) separates the control signals from the communication signals so that the control signals are received by the sensor unit (90) and the communication signals are received by fiber (106). The control signals received by the sensor unit (90) provide target identification and alignment information for connecting target fibers. The assembly (98) is used to actuate both targeting and alignment adjustments. The mirror surface (132) of the moveable mirror assembly move in response to commands from processor (104) to allow for adjustment of the optical path of the communication and control signals received through window (102) in two dimensions relative to the fiber (106) and sensor unit (90).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/359 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/3512 (2013.01); G02B 6/3556 (2013.01); G02B 6/3803 (2013.01); G02B 6/4204 (2013.01); G02B 6/4225 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0026 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0039 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0041 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0043 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0049 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0073 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0083 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5647033 A 19970708 - LAUGHLIN RICHARD H [US]
- [X] FR 2523735 A1 19830923 - LABO ELECTRONIQUE PHYSIQUE [FR]
- [A] US 4365863 A 19821228 - BROUSSAUD GEORGES J G
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0081, no. 25 (P - 279) 12 June 1984 (1984-06-12)
- [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0182, no. 53 (P - 1737) 13 May 1994 (1994-05-13)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0174, no. 61 (P - 1598) 23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)
- See references of WO 9967666A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9967666 A1 19991229; AU 6381599 A 20000110; BR 9910904 A 20010213; CA 2334279 A1 19991229; CN 1306630 A 20010801; EP 1110114 A1 20010627; EP 1110114 A4 20050316; JP 2002519710 A 20020702; MX PA00012022 A 20030422; NZ 508624 A 20030829
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9912334 W 19990603; AU 6381599 A 19990603; BR 9910904 A 19990603; CA 2334279 A 19990603; CN 99807786 A 19990603; EP 99951364 A 19990603; JP 2000556266 A 19990603; MX PA00012022 A 19990603; NZ 50862499 A 19990603