Micromirror optical switch
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Sep 9, 2003
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Mar 21, 2002
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Sep 28, 2001
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Nov 9, 1999
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An optical switch using an array of mirrors (608) to selectively reflect light from an input fiber (610) to either of a first output fiber (612) or a second output fiber (614). Each fiber is held in a ferrule (616) that aligns the fiber with a focusing device (618). The focusing device associated with the input fiber causes the beam of light to either collimate, diverge, or converge. The focusing device associated with each output fiber collects the beam of light for input into the output fibers. Light from the input fiber (610) strikes a first mirror, or group of mirrors, in the array (608) and is selectively deflected to a second mirror, or group of mirrors, associated with an output fiber (612, 614), by reflecting the beam of light from a retro-reflector (602) between the fibers. The second mirror receives the beam from the retro-reflector (602) and reflects it to the output fiber associated with the second mirror.
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