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G02B 6/24 (2006.01) G02F 1/33 (2006.01) G02F 1/335 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1192630
-1 - ABSTRACT A fail-safe optical T-coupler for coupling a local terminal having at least one light source and at least one photodetector to a segmented optical data bus comprises an optically transparent acousto-optic cell, a pair of collimating lenses For coupling adjacent segments of the data bus to opposite ends of the acoustic-optic cell symmetrically with respect to the optical axis of the coupler so that there is a fail-safe path for transmitting remotely injected light from one segment of the bus to the next, and at least one acoustic driver for coupling acoustic bulk waves into the acousto-optic cell to selectively establish or intensify an ultrasonic grating along an acoustic axis. For interfacing the terminal with the data bus, the collimating lenses couple each light source and of the segments of the data bus to opposite ends of the acousto-optic cell symmetrically with respect to the acoustic axis of the coupler so that the ultrasonic grating Braff reflects locally injected light from each light source into the data bus. A similar relationship may be maintained between each photodetector and a corresponding segment of the data bus for Braggreflection of remotely injected light from the data bus segment to the photodetector. Alternatively, the coupler may be designed to passively reflect remotely injected light to the photodetector or photodetectors.
414337
Sim & Mcburney
Xerox Corporation
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