Patent ID: 8879875
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G01S,G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber switch for alternatively redirecting an input beam along a first redirected axis and along a second redirected axis, the input beam being launched along an input axis and directed along a directed axis, the optical switch comprising: a redirector that is positioned in the path of the input beam along the directed axis, the redirector redirecting the input beam so that a redirected beam alternatively launches from the redirector (i) along the first redirected axis that is spaced apart from the directed axis when the redirector is positioned at a first position, and (ii) along the second redirected axis that is spaced apart from the directed axis when the redirector is positioned at a second position that is different from the first position; and a redirector mover including a first mover component and a second mover component that interact with one another to move the redirector about a movement axis between the first position and the second position, wherein at least one of the mover components includes a component aperture that is substantially coaxial with the movement axis, and wherein the input beam is directed through the component aperture.