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

Claim 8:
9. A method of implementing a mechanical transfer ferrule based optical switch, the method comprising:
receiving identification of a specified optical fiber channel; and
aligning, based on the specified optical fiber channel and based on movement of an optical fiber in at least two orthogonal directions, by an optical fiber tube unit positioning assembly, an optical fiber tube unit connectable to an end of the optical fiber to a specified lens of a multi-fiber connector, wherein the optical fiber tube unit positioning assembly includes an optical fiber tube unit support that includes a translation element to move the optical fiber tube unit and a lens relative to the multi-fiber connector, and
the aligning further comprises moving the optical fiber tube unit in a first direction relative to the multi-fiber connector, and
moving the optical fiber tube unit in a second direction relative to the multi-fiber connector, wherein the second direction is generally orthogonal to the first direction; and

connecting, based on the alignment of the optical fiber tube unit to the specified lens of the multi-fiber connector, the optical fiber to the specified optical fiber channel.