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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Andrew Nicholas Dames, Cambridge, GB;
Martin Edward Brock, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Nicholas Dames, Cambridge, GB;
Martin Edward Brock, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Polatis Ltd., Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical switch comprises one or more input ports for directing an optical beam into the switch; dispersive means configured to receive said optical beam and which spatially separate the optical beam into individual wavelength components which are routed to an actuator; wherein the actuator is in the form of an array of elongate movable fingers for selectively interfering with individual wavelength components and means are provided to direct optical beams to selected one or more output ports.