N.times.2N optical fiber switch

Details N.times.2N optical fiber switch N.times.2N optical fiber switch

1998-10-05

2000-11-07

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

385 21, 385 22, G02B 635

Patent

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06144782&

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber switch for switching N.times.2N (N.gtoreq.1) circuits is capable of mechanically switching a plurality of pairs of optical fiber circuits at the same time. The optical fiber switch moves an N (N.gtoreq.1) number of movable optical fibers at the same time by a drive member which is guided by a slit of alignment members and reciprocated at right angles or in the X direction with respect to an optical axis. The optical axes of the movable optical fibers are accurately aligned with the optical axes of first or second fixed optical fibers by a mechanism which presses the N (N.gtoreq.1) number of the movable optical fibers against alignment V grooves at the same time by utilizing the flexure stress of an elastic pin provided on an actuator. Further, the elastic pin imparts a self-holding function to the actuator.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4407562 (1983-10-01), Young
patent: 4834488 (1989-05-01), Lee
patent: 5434936 (1995-07-01), Nagaoka et al.
patent: 5727099 (1998-03-01), Harman

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