Optical switch and optical switch device
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    发明授权
    Optical switch and optical switch device 失效
    光开关和光开关器件

    公开(公告)号:US06934440B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-23

    申请号:US10718116

    申请日:2003-11-20

    IPC分类号: G02B26/08 G02B6/26 G02B6/35

    摘要: An optical switch has at least first, second, and third optical fibers disposed generally parallel to each other and spaced at non-equal intervals in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of each of the optical fibers. The optical fibers have tip portions disposed approximately along a straight line extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of each of the optical fibers. A first non-movable guiding structure guides a beam of light emitted from the first optical fiber to the second optical fiber along a first optical path disposed between the tip portion of the first optical fiber and the tip portion of the second optical fiber. A second movable guiding structure guides the beam emitted from the first optical fiber to the third optical fiber along a second optical path disposed between the tip portion of the first optical fiber and the tip portion of the third optical fiber so that a length of the second optical path is substantially equal to a length of the first optical path.

    摘要翻译: 光学开关具有至少第一,第二和第三光纤,其大体上彼此平行地设置并且在基本上垂直于每个光纤的光轴的方向上以不等间隔隔开。 光纤具有大致沿着基本上垂直于每个光纤的光轴的方向延伸的直线设置的尖端部分。 第一非可移动引导结构沿着设置在第一光纤的末端部分和第二光纤的末端部分之间的第一光路将从第一光纤发射的光束引导到第二光纤。 第二可移动引导结构沿着设置在第一光纤的末端部分和第三光纤的末端部分之间的第二光路将从第一光纤发射的光束引导到第三光纤,使得第二光纤的长度 光路基本上等于第一光路的长度。