Fujikura Limited

Daigo Fujita

Ken Sakuma

Hideyuki Hosoya

Koji Omichi

Hirokuni Ogawa

Toshisada Sekiguchi

This two input two output type optical switch includes four one input two output type optical switches which are arranged to oppose one another, each of these one input two output type optical switches including a Y branch portion in which one optical waveguide is branched into two optical waveguides. And two refractive index adjustment means are provided in the vicinity of each Y branch portion. Switching over of the optical path is performed by half of the refractive index adjustment means functioning alternately. Moreover, a light output intensity variable attenuation function which attenuates by any desired amount the intensity of the light which is being outputted is implemented, at some input port and/or output port, by operating at least one of the refractive index adjustment means which is not currently being used for switching over of the optical path.

Optical switch, optical add-drop module, and optical communication system

An optical switch operating on thermooptic effects has a branching section heater for heating a branching section of a core and a branched core heater for heating a branched core. The heaters are controlled separately so that the branching section and the branched core can be heated to respective temperatures so as to minimize insertion loss of inputted light and to prevent outputting light from a port not intended for light output.

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Sakura, Japan

Daigo Fujita