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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randy Clinton Giles, Whippany, NJ (US);
David Thomas Neilson, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 ; G02B 1/700 ; G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 ; G02B 1/700 ; G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An optical device for routing a plurality of optical signals between a first port and a second port is disclosed. The optical device includes a mirror array having a plurality of reflective elements. Each optical input signal is directed by a reflective element in a direction designated by a control signal. The optical device further includes a curved mirror for receiving each directed optical signal from the respective reflective element, and for reflecting each directed optical signal to the first or second port.