Patent ID: 6490384
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switching system comprising:an input part including an array of input optical fibers, each of input optical fibers being disposed to receive an optical signal from outside; a first modulator, for determining a first-directional address of the optical signal, including an array of first deformable mirrors and a first reflector; a second modulator, for determining a second-directional address of the optical signal, including an array of second deformable mirrors and a second reflector; and an output part including an array of output optical fibers, each of the output optical fibers disposed to transmit the optical signal to outside, wherein each of the input optical fibers has an address that corresponds to a first deformable mirror having the same address on a one-to-one basis, and each of the output optical fibers has an address that corresponds to a second deformable mirror having the same address on a one-to-one basis, and wherein the first deformable mirror array is slanted to face both the input optical fiber array and the second deformable mirror array, and the first reflector is set apart from and parallel to the first deformable mirror array.