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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Molex, Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); B81B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); B81B 7/02 (2013.01); B81B 2201/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical circuit switch device and method for using the device are provided. The device may include a fiber array including a set of optical fibers configured for transmitting optical signals. The device may include a collimator array coupled to the fiber array configured for aligning the optical signals received from the fiber array. The device may include a first mirror array for receiving the optical signals from the collimator array. The device may include a second mirror array for receiving the optical signals from the first mirror array. The device may include a lens located at the fiber array, the lens having a focal point at the second mirror array.