1977-03-14
1978-11-07
Corbin, John K.
350 9622, G02B 516
Patent
active
041242718
ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic switch for switching light energy between a plurality of fiber optic bundles, including a plurality of fiber optic connectors for transmitting light energy from individual ones of the plurality of fiber optic bundles to a plurality of individual internal fiber optic bundles, a switching structure for switching light energy between one of the individual internal bundles to individual ones of the remaining plurality of internal bundles and with the switching structure including slotted blocks and with the slots receiving and supporting the individual internal bundles in contiguous relationship, and means for providing relative movement between the slotted blocks to at least two positions for providing switching of transmitted light energy between individual ones of the internal fiber optic bundles.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3519116 (1970-07-01), Koehn
patent: 3999837 (1976-12-01), Bowen et al.
IBM Tech Disc. Bulletin, vol. 18, No. 2, Jul. 1975 by Burke et al., "Fiber Optic Repeater Bypass Switch", pp. 481-482.
Corbin John K.
Levy Stewart
Schwartz Charles H.
Transco Products Inc.
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