Patent ID: 6353692
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical switch comprising:a plurality of ports for transmitting and receiving an optical signal; a stationary reflector for receiving the optical signal from at least one of the plurality of ports and for substantially reflecting at least a portion of the optical signal to another of the plurality of ports; a lens disposed between the plurality of ports and the stationary reflector for substantially collimating the optical signal from at least one of the plurality of ports at the stationary reflector and for substantially focusing the optical signal about the plurality of ports; and a movable refractor selectably positionable between at least one of the plurality of ports and the stationary reflector, for selectably redirecting the optical signal from one of the plurality of ports to another of the plurality of ports via the lens and the stationary reflector, wherein the movable refractor is selectably repositionable at a first selectable position out of an optical path of the optical signal and at a second selectable position in the optical path of the optical signal.