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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Ian Seddon, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An optical switch for use in optical telecommunication applications is configured to tolerate vibration and shock loading, preserving optical alignment at a plurality of switching positions and during the switching operation, and to effectively perform precise and accurate switching operations in a variety of environmental conditions. Switching operations are performed when an actuator that responds to a switching stimulus acts upon a flexure pivot device that in turn accurately and reproducibly displaces an optical element that operates upon a light signal.