Patent ID: 6937783

Claim:
A cross-connect switch comprising: a switching mirror; a lens mount securing a first optical fiber collimating lens so that a light path from said first optical fiber collimating lens is in a stable alignment relative to said switching mirror and a second optical fiber collimating lens; and an actuator connected to said switching mirror wherein: said actuator uses a flexure that provides repeatability of mechanical motion in moving said switching mirror between two distinct positions: the first position into said light path and the second position out of said light path; the repeatability of the first position and the second position maintains said alignment of said light path relative to said switching mirror; the light path enters the second optical fiber collimating lens when the switching mirror is moved into the light path; the light path enters a third optical fiber collimating lens when the switching mirror is moved out of the light path; and the length of the light path entering the second optical fiber collimating lens equals the length of the light path entering the third optical fiber collimating lens.