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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Vladimir Anatolyevich Aksyuk, Piscataway, NJ (US);
David John Bishop, Summit, NJ (US);
Cristian A. Bolle, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
John VanAtta Gates, II, New Providence, NJ (US);
Randy Clinton Giles, Whippany, NJ (US);
Ronald Edward Scotti, White House Station, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical signal processing apparatus includes at least two mirror array chips mounted on an upper surface of a base in close proximity to each other to form a compound array. Each mirror array chip includes a substrate, and a plurality of spaced-apart mirrors mounted on an upper surface of the substrate. The mirrors are movable in response to an electrical signal. A plurality of electrical leads for conduct the electrical signals to the mirrors, at least a portion of the electrical leads extending at least partially along the upper surface of the base between a lower surface of the substrate and the upper surface of the base.