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.