1 X N electromechanical optical switch

Details 1 X N electromechanical optical switch 1 X N electromechanical optical switch

1995-08-09

1997-03-11

Ngo, John

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

385 34, 385 38, G02B 632

Patent

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056110090

ABSTRACT:
An improved optical switch having a first optical fiber and a plurality of N optical fibers. The first optical fiber forms an optical path with any one of the N optical fibers by an alignment of a longitudinal axis of an end of the first optical fiber with a longitudinal axis of an end of the one of N optical fibers. A switch in optical path is performed by a relative movement of the first optical fiber with respect to the N optical fibers for a realignment of the longitudinal axis of the end of the first optical fiber with a longitudinal axis of an end of another one of the N optical fibers.

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Richard Syms and John Cozeus, Optical Guided Waves and Devices, McGraw-Hill Book Co., London, 1992, pp. 189-191.

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