Patent ID: 9442253
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G02B,G02F,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A system for shuffling a plurality of optical beams comprising: a plurality of sources to output respective beams of light; a plurality of receivers to receive respective beams of light emitted from the plurality of sources; a shuffling assembly including a plurality of sub-wavelength grating (SWG) sections, each of the plurality of SWG sections being for defining optical paths of the plurality of beams; wherein the plurality of SWG sections includes at least one reflecting SWG section to reflect and direct light from a respective one of the plurality of sources toward a respective one of the plurality of receivers; and wherein the plurality of SWG sections implement different respective shuffling functions, and at least a portion of the plurality of SWG sections are formed together continuously as a substantially planar sheet.