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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Calient Technologies, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Calient Technologies, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/27 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2746 (2013.01); G02B 6/3584 (2013.01); G02B 6/29373 (2013.01); G02B 6/3518 (2013.01); G02B 6/3556 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical circuit switches and switching methods are described. A first optical circulator may form a first plurality of bidirectional optical beams from a first plurality of input optical beams and a corresponding first plurality of output optical beams. Each bidirectional optical beam may consist of the corresponding input optical beam and the corresponding output optical beam overlaid to follow, in opposing directions, a common optical path. A first mirror array may be disposed to reflect the first plurality of bidirectional optical beams.