公开(公告)号：JP2001311885A

公开(公告)日：2001-11-09

申请号：JP2000129316

申请日：2000-04-28

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MCCONNELL DANIEL ,  MUNOS BUSTAMANTE CHARLIE ,  CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  G02B6/28 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04B10/29 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04B10/02 ,  H04B10/20

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for broadcasting an optical signal in an opto- electric computer network so that the optical signal can be broadcast to plural receivers selected by a broadcaster using a single optical path. SOLUTION: The opto-electric computer network comprises plural computers. Each computer comprises a 1st optical fiber cable for transmitting an optical signal beam and a 2nd optical fiber cable for receiving the optical signal beam. The device for broadcasting the optical signal in the opto-electric computer network comprises a lens and an array of mirrors. The lens is able to split the optical signal beam received from the 1st optical fiber cable of one of the computers into plural optical signal beams. The mirror array is formed of mirrors which can be deformed, and transmits each optical signal beam to individual 2nd optical fiber cables of other computers selected in the network.

公开(公告)号：JP2001311884A

公开(公告)日：2001-11-09

申请号：JP2000129211

申请日：2000-04-28

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MCCONNELL DANIEL ,  MUNOS BUSTAMANTE CHARLIE ,  CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04B10/80 ,  H04Q3/52 ,  H04B10/02

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for switching an optical signal in an optical hub of an opto-electric computer network. SOLUTION: The opto-electric computer network comprises plural computers. Each computer comprises a 1st optical fiber cable for transmitting an optical signal beam and a 2nd optical fiber cable for receiving the optical signal beam. According to a preferred embodiment of this invention, a device for broadcasting the optical signal in the opto-electric computer network comprises a prism and an array of mirrors. The prism is able to split the optical signal beam received from the 1st optical fiber cable of one of the computers into plural optical signal beams. Each optical signal beam is an optical signal beam of a specific frequency in an optical spectrum. Next, the mirror array formed of mirrors which can be deformed transmits each optical signal beam to individual 2nd optical fiber cables of the other computers.

公开(公告)号：DE10012623A1

公开(公告)日：2000-10-12

申请号：DE10012623

申请日：2000-03-15

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MCCONNELL DANIEL ,  MUNOZ-BUSTAMANTE CHARLIE ,  CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL

IPC: G06F13/00

Abstract: Each of a number of computers includes a first glass fibre cable for transmitting optical signal beams, and a second glass fibre cable for receiving optical signal beams. A prism divides an optical signal beam from a first glass fibre cable of one of the computers into a number of optical signal beams. Each of the optical signal beams is allocated its own frequency within the light spectrum. A mirror array uses a number of deformable mirrors to route each of the signal beams to a corresponding second glass fibre cable of at least one of the computers. The optical signal beams may contain information modulated by a number of light frequencies. Independent claims are included for an optoelectric computer network and a method of switching signals in an optoelectric computer network.