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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1996
Frank Salvatore Leone, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Richard Joseph Pimpinella, Hampton, NJ (US);
Randy Alan Reagan, Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A primary stage optical switch assembly that is used in an optical fiber administration system where various levels of switching are used to interconnect an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to individual optical fibers. The primary stage optical switch assembly contains an optical switch and a connector array disposed within a shelf structure. The shelf structure is sized to mount into one of the bays in the framework of the fiber administration system. The optical switch contained within the primary stage optical switch assembly is fabricated from electronic components and optical components. Most of the electronic components are manufactured as part of an electronic module. The optical components are manufactured as part of a separate optical module. Both modules mount within the shelf structure. However, the electronic module can be removed from the shelf structure without effecting the position of the optics module or the optical leads that extend from the optical module.