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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Wei-zhong LI, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Wei-Zhong Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Oplink Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical switch includes a first port, a second port, a first component group, a second component group, and a switching component group. The switching component group includes a reflector, a polarization beam splitter coupled to the reflector, and a polarization switch coupled to the polarization beam splitter. The first component group is coupled between the first port and the reflector in the switch component group. The second component group is coupled between the second port and the polarization beam splitter in the switch component group.