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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren Hale Lewis, Newport, PA (US);
Robert Nelson Fair, Jr, York, PA (US);
Terence Mason Ward, Middletown, PA (US);
Casey Francis Kane, Etters, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 18 ; 385 33 ; 385 47 ;
Abstract
An optical switch 10 has a first waveguide I arranged in a first set, 2.sup.N waveguides in a second set, and N number of successive refractive elements between ends of the waveguides and a reflector 9, wherein an output signal is coupled to any of the 2.sup.N waveguides by pivoting said refractive elements to selected binary states.