Patent ID: 6526197
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switch comprising:a substrate, the substrate having a first, second, third and fourth edge and a center region; a first alignment groove located on the substrate wherein the first alignment groove extends from the first edge of the substrate to the center region of the substrate, the first alignment groove having a first center axis that extends down the center of the first alignment groove; a second alignment groove located on the substrate wherein the second alignment groove extends from the second edge of the substrate to the center region of the substrate, wherein the second edge of the substrate opposes the first edge of the substrate, the second alignment groove having a second center axis that extends down the center of the second alignment groove wherein the second center axis is offset from the first center axis; a third alignment groove located on the substrate wherein the third alignment groove extends from the third edge of the substrate to the center region of the substrate; the third alignment groove having a third center axis that extends down the center of the third alignment groove; and a fourth alignment groove located on the substrate wherein the fourth alignment groove extends from the fourth edge of the substrate to the center region of the substrate, the fourth alignment groove having a fourth center axis that extends down the center of the fourth alignment groove wherein the fourth center axis is offset from the third center axis.