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Optically controlled optical switching module, method of optically controlling an optical switching network, and optical switching network

  • US 5,739,933 A
  • Filed: 05/28/1996
  • Issued: 04/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An optically controlled optical switching module (SM1 to SM4;

  • SM'"'"'), wherein the optical switching module (SM1 to SM4;

    SM'"'"') comprises at least one optical switch (OCOSW;

    OCOSW11 to OCOSW22) for switching an optical intelligence signal, said optical switch being controllable via an optical control input (CONTR), and an optical pulse shaper (PW;

    PW11 to PW22) connected to said control input (CONTR) for providing switching pulses for the at least one optical switch (OCOSW;

    OCOSW11 to OCOSW22) from an optical control signal, characterized in that the pulse shaper (PW;

    PW11 to PW22) is a laser with saturable absorber.

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