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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Christopher Richard Doerr, Middletown, NJ (US);
Dan Mark Marom, Howell, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Richard Doerr, Middletown, NJ (US);
Dan Mark Marom, Howell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A free-space optical switch for switching light beams between waveguides of planar lightwave circuits (PLCs). Switching is accomplished using a combination of lenses and micromirrors. The lenses and the controlled tilt of the micromirrors can establish a one-to-one interconnection path between waveguides of the PLCs.