Optical switch device

Details Optical switch device Optical switch device

2006-05-16

2006-05-16

Ullah, Akm Enayet (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

C385S018000, C385S137000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07046873

ABSTRACT:
An optical switch device is capable of positioning an optical fiber in substantially perpendicular directions without using an additional member so as to improve the easiness in mounting the optical fiber. While a silicon substrate is bonded on the surface of a glass substrate, on the silicon substrate, a plurality of fiber-mounting grooves for mounting the optical fiber and an actuator including a mirror for switching an optical path between a plurality of the optical fibers. On an internal surface of the fiber-mounting groove, a fiber clamp is constructed for applying an obliquely inclined pushing force to the optical fiber. Thereby, the optical fiber is pushed with the fiber clamp toward the other internal surface as well as toward the glass substrate so as to position the optical fiber.

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