G02B 6/355
1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two
Official title: {1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two possible outputs}
G02B6/355 (1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two) appears on 225 US grants and 155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 225
- Published applications
- 155
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 496
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 13 | 26 |
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| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
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| 2008 | 14 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laser sparing architectures for multi-wavelength laser arrays6 Oct 2026US 12,754,377 B2NVIDIA Corporation
- Device for switching optical signal5 May 2026US 12,619,124 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for optical transceiver with multiple switch state configurations12 Mar 2024US 11,927,807 B2Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Optical-phased array beam-steerer27 Feb 2024US 11,914,190 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Reduced crosstalk photonic switch13 Jun 2023US 11,678,091 B2OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
- Pluggable optical protection switch6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227586 A1II-VI Photonics, Inc.
- Laser sparing architectures for multi-wavelength laser arrays12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189864 A1NVIDIA Corporation
- Optical device, wafer, and optical transceiver6 Feb 2025US 2025/0044521 A1Fujitsu Optical Components Limited
- Device for switching optical signal23 Nov 2023US 2023/0375896 A1Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for optical transceiver with multiple switch state configurations6 Apr 2023US 2023/0103587 A1Juniper Networks, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical interconnection network347US 5,037,173 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1991
- Microfluidic control using dielectric pumping157US 6,949,176 B2Lightwave Microsystems Corporation · 2005
- Optical device or switch for controlling radiation conducted in an optical waveguide134US 4,505,539 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1985
- Fiber optic switch127US 4,657,339 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1987
- Optical multilayer structure, optical switching device, and image display109US 6,940,631 B2Sony Corporation · 2005