Patent ID: 6829403
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switch comprising:a plurality of optical fibers, including input fibers and output fibers, arrayed at equal intervals and in parallel, each of the plurality of optical fibers having a central axis and having an end surface on one side of the optical switch; a single lens having a focal length and a central axis, the central axis of the lens being parallel to the central axis of each optical fiber, the lens disposed away from the end surface of each optical fiber at a distance corresponding to the focal length of the lens; a first mirror having a first reflection surface perpendicular to the central axis of the lens, the first mirror removably disposed at a first position on the other side of the optical switch; and a second mirror having a second reflection surface inclined from the central axis of the lens, the second mirror removably disposed at the first position, wherein the first and second mirrors are configured such that one of the first and second mirrors is selectively disposed at the first position.