Title :
Multiport optical fibre switch using a new hexagonal prism design
Author_Institution :
GTE Laboratories, Inc., Optical Fiber & Components, Waltham, USA
Abstract :
The optical fibre switching function required to substitute one spare transmitter for any one of eight other active laser transmitters that may be failing is implemented in a single switching device using a new prism design that permits the exchange of optical signals between parallel beams.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical prisms; active laser transmitters; hexagonal prism design; multiport optical fibre switch; optical fibre switching function; optical signals; parallel beams;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850129
