Compact optical switch

Details Compact optical switch Compact optical switch

1995-08-29

1997-05-13

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

385 25, G02B 626, G02B 642

Patent

active

056299931

ABSTRACT:
An optical switch has a stepping motor with a fiber faceplate on which are mounted end portions of output optical fibers terminating in GRIN lenses. The end portions are arranged along a pitch circle. The faceplate is spaced from the stepping motor and the diameter of the pitch circle is smaller than the diameter of the stepping motor, the output fibers diverging from the faceplate towards the motor and beyond in a space-saving arrangement. The stepping motor drives a movable arm with attached end portion of an input optical fiber, also with a GRIN lens, into one of a plurality switching positions. The connection between the fibers and the lenses and also the relative axial arrangement of the paired lenses in the switching positions is offset to reduce or minimize the reflection of light transmitted from the input fiber to the output fiber, back to the input fiber.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4378144 (1983-03-01), Duck et al.
patent: 5031986 (1991-07-01), Mori
patent: 5463704 (1995-10-01), Ziebol

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