Patent ID: 7054519

Claim:
A device comprising: a. a stationary waveguide segment having a stationary end facet; b. a first movable waveguide segment having a first movable end facet opposite the stationary end facet and separated from the stationary end facet by a gap; c. a second movable waveguide segment having a second movable end facet; and d. an analog actuator connected to the first and second movable waveguide segments and varying an extent of alignment between the first movable end facet and the stationary end facet; e. wherein the device supports a first switch position in which the actuator aligns the first movable end facet with the stationary end facet and a second switch position in which the second movable end facet is aligned with the stationary end facet; and f. wherein the actuator varies the extent of alignment between the first movable end facet and the stationary end facet in the first switch position.