Patent ID: 11867953
Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS FRANCE SAS
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A mechanical transfer ferrule based optical switch comprising:
an optical fiber tube unit connectable to an end of an optical fiber, the optical fiber tube unit including a lens to transmit light through the optical fiber; and
an optical fiber tube unit positioning assembly including
an optical fiber tube unit support detachably connectable to the optical fiber tube unit, wherein the optical fiber tube unit support includes a translation element to move the optical fiber tube unit and the lens in a first direction relative to a multi-fiber connector, and
an optical fiber tube unit guide to move, based on movement of the optical fiber tube unit support and the optical fiber tube unit guide, the optical fiber in at least two orthogonal directions, wherein the optical fiber tube unit guide includes another translation element to move the optical fiber tube unit support in a second direction relative to the multi-fiber connector, wherein the second direction is generally orthogonal to the first direction.