Patent ID: 6415069
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switching module for switching a source light beam from a source optical channel to a destination optical channel with known position, said switching module comprising:(a) a transmitting element including an initial beam deflector and a beam deflection amplifier; and (b) a receiving element including a beam deflection compressor and a beam aligner; (c) said initial beam deflector receiving said source light beam and emitting an initially deflected light beam at an initial deflection angle &agr;; (d) said beam deflection amplifier having a deflection angle transfer function F>1, and receiving said initially deflected light beam and transmitting a fully deflected light beam at a full deflection angle F&agr;; (e) said beam deflection compressor having a deflection angle transfer function âˆ’1(f) said beam aligner receiving said coarsely aligned beam and emitting a beam aligned with said destination channel.