Patent ID: 6597825
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switch comprising:an array of input optical fibers; an array of output optical fibers; an input lens array operatively associated with the array of input optical fibers to produce an array of approximately collimated optical beams from the array of input optical fibers; a rhomboidal prism beam splitter mounted with respect to the input lens array to split the approximately collimated array of optical beams into a signal path and a tap path; an array of input mirrors, each mirror being rotatable in two axes, the array of mirrors positioned such that the optical beams from the input lens array are incident on the array of mirrors and each optical beam is reflected in a selected direction associated with a controlled position of a corresponding mirror; and an output lens array operatively associated with the array of output optical fibers to focus the optical beams reflected from the mirrors into the array of output optical fibers.