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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Alan Frank Graves, Kanata, CA;
Dominic Goodwill, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Huawei Technologies Co., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H03K 17/78 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 27/62 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/78 (2013.01); G02B 6/3518 (2013.01); G02B 6/3556 (2013.01); G02B 6/3588 (2013.01); G02B 26/0841 (2013.01); G02B 27/62 (2013.01); H01H 1/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) photonic switch includes a first plurality of collimators and a first mirror array optically coupled to the first plurality of collimators. The first mirror array includes a first plurality of first MEMS mirrors integrated on a first substrate and a first plurality of first photodiodes integrated on the first substrate, where the photodiodes are disposed in interstitial spaces between the MEMS mirrors.