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2H041 | Mechanical light control, optical switches | |
G02B26/00 -26/08@Z |
G02B26/00-26/08@Z | AA | AA00 CONTROL PARAMETERS AND FUNCTIONS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | ||
. Intensity | . . Continuous operation | . . Step-wise operation | . . . On/off switching | . . Modulation | . . Simultaneous multiple optical paths | . . Spatial distribution | . . Illuminating light | |||||
AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | |||||
. Direction | . . Continuous operation | . . Step-wise operation | . . . 1:N switching | . . . 2:2 switching | . . . N:M matrix switches | . . . Optical switch networks | . . Multiple, simultaneously coacting linked optical paths | |||||
AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA26 | AA28 | AA30 | |||||||
. Wavelength and color | . Polarization | . Phase | . Variants having synthesizing or branching functions | . Variants used for sensors or limit switches | . Variants indicating operation | |||||||
AB | AB00 MOVABLE OPTICAL ELEMENTS |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB07 | AB08 | AB10 | |||
. Light shields | . . Integrated or single light shields | . . Multiple light shields movable relative to each other | . . Variants having multiple openings simultaneously in the optical path | . . Choppers | . Attenuation filters | . . Multiple attenuation filters movable relative to each other | . Wavelength filters | |||||
AB12 | AB13 | AB14 | AB15 | AB16 | AB18 | AB19 | AB20 | |||||
. Reflecting mirrors or reflecting prisms | . . Placement in and removal from the optical path or replacement | . . Position or angle adjustment in the optical path | . . Multiple occurrences of reflection | . . Half mirrors or partial reflecting mirrors | . Optical fibers or optical lines | . . Movable input or output lines | . . . Movable connector terminals | |||||
AB21 | AB24 | AB26 | AB27 | AB30 | ||||||||
. . Movable input or output lines and separate optical lines | . Lenses or refractive index distributing lenses | . Refracting prisms or refractors | . . Placement in and removal from the optical path or replacement | . Polarizing elements | ||||||||
AB32 | AB34 | AB36 | AB38 | AB40 | ||||||||
. Liquids or fluids | . Light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements | . Variants having functions of two or more types of optical elements | . Variants using or accompanying optical element deformation | . Variants using full reflection formation or elimination | ||||||||
AC | AC00 DRIVE MEANS |
AC01 | AC02 | AC03 | AC04 | AC05 | AC06 | AC07 | AC08 | AC10 | ||
. Mechanical force | . Pressure | . Variants using separation and contact of a permanent magnet | . Electromagnetic force | . . Variants including permanent magnets in a magnetic circuit | . Electrostatic force | . Heat or temperature | . Electrical power source elements | . Other forces or elements | ||||
AZ | AZ00 OTHERS |
AZ01 | AZ02 | AZ03 | AZ05 | AZ06 | AZ08 | |||||
. Mechanisms | . . Support or installation | . . Position adjustment, displacement, and position retention | . Control | . . Variants using feedback | . Manufacturing, quality, and materials |