Patent ID: 7446300

Claim:
A miniaturized electro-optical device comprising: a first zone facing a second zone, a first condenser plate arranged in said first zone, a second condenser plate arranged in said second zone and facing said first condenser plate, in which said second plate is smaller than or equal to said first condenser plate, an intermediate space arranged between said first zone and said second zone, a conductive element arranged in said intermediate space, said conductive element being mechanically independent from said first zone and second zone and being suitable for effecting a movement across said intermediate space from said first zone to said second zone and vice versa, depending on voltages present in said first and second condenser plates, a first inlet/outlet point of light from an optical circuit, a second inlet/outlet point of said optical circuit, arranged in such a way as to allow the passage of light therebetween, at least one first stop, where said conductive element is suitable for establishing contact with said first stop and where said conductive element modifies the state of passage of light between said first inlet/outlet point and said second inlet/outlet point when it is in contact with said first stop.