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US 2010/0142884 A1Published application
Optical communication device including digital optical switch
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsYoung-Tak HAN, Jang Uk Shin, Sang-Pil Han, Sang Ho Park, Yongsoon Baek
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Abstract
Provided is an optical communication device including an optical switch. The optical communication device a main core including an optical input part and a transmission output part and a reflection output part disposed on a side of the main core. An optical signal is outputted through the reflection output part or the transmission output part according to an operation of a heater.
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An optical communication device comprising:
- a main core disposed on a substrate and extending along a first direction, the main core comprising an optical input part and a transmission output part sequentially arranged along the first direction;
- a heater extending along a second direction to cross the main core;
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- a reflection output part extending along a third direction from a central point of the main core,
- wherein a first angle between the first direction and the second direction is equal to a second angle between the second direction and the third direction.
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