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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R. Peale, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Walter Framski, Prospect, CT (US);
Lih Lin, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Tellium, Inc., Oceanport, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ;
Abstract
A temperature control system is provided for an optical switch including steerable micro-mirrors. The system includes at least one sensor and associated sensing circuitry for measuring the temperature of a micro-mirror or a region of a substrate near a micro-mirror. The system also includes a controller that responds to a signal provided by the sensing circuitry. The controller response may include activating heating or cooling devices the region that is sensed to adjust the temperature of the region.