Patent ID: 7233715
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical switch comprising: a collimator array including a plurality of input collimators and a plurality of output collimators at a same position coupled to optical fibers; a mirror array with a plurality of movable mirrors in a common horizontal plane, said mirror array having optically coupled thereto a light leaving said collimator array; a first mirror having optically coupled thereto the light leaving said movable mirrors of said mirror array; a second mirror having optically coupled thereto the light leaving said first mirror; wherein the light leaving said second mirror passes through said first mirror and said mirror array, and optically couples to said collimator array, wherein said movable mirrors of said mirror array switch combinations of said output collimators and said input collimators, and said mirror array and said first mirror are disposed on collimator side compared to where said collimator array and said optical fiber are coupled in a longitudinal direction of said collimator array, and said second mirror is disposed on said optical fiber side compared to where said collimator array and said optical fiber array are coupled.