Patent ID: 6833080
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An integrated optical switch comprising an optical means on a substrate capable of interacting with a switching light, and a driving means cooperating with the optical means to make them pivot between a first rest position and at least one second active position, the first optical means rigidly fixed to the optical means so that they can be pivoted with the optical means, and the second fixed stop means formed in a plane approximately parallel to a main face of the substrate and cooperating with the first stop means to fix the said active position of the optical means, the first stop means and the optical means are connected to the substrate by a torsion beam extending along a pivot axis forming a single assembly with the torsion beam, and in the rest position the optical means extends approximately parallel to the main face of the substrate, the switch being characterized in that the angular spacing between the first stop means and the optical means is approximately a right angle.