Patent ID: 6603895
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber switch, comprising:a base having a V-groove formed on an upper surface thereof and a positioning hole formed at a predetermined location on said V-groove and vertically through said base; an input optical fiber arranged in said V-groove at one end thereof and atop said positioning hole, a distal end of said input optical fiber having a movable tip; a first output optical fiber arranged in said V-groove at an end thereof opposing said input optical fiber and separated therefrom by an alignment gap, said first output optical fiber being coaxial with said input optical fiber; an assembling stage arranged atop said base and having a V-groove formed on a bottom surface thereof, said V-groove being longitudinally aligned with said V-groove of said base; a second output optical fiber arranged in said V-groove of said assembling stage such that said second output optical fiber is stacked on said first output optical fiber when said assembling stage is assembled with said base; and at least one positioning block slidably received in said positioning hole for positioning said movable tip of said input optical fiber in one of said V-groove of said base and said V-groove of said assembling stage, whereby said input optical fiber is aligned with one of said first output optical fiber and said second output optical fiber, respectively, an upper surface of each of said at least one positioning block abutting said bottom surface of said assembling stage when said input optical fiber is positioned in said V-groove of said assembling stage so as to prevent deformation of said input optical fiber.