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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Mitsuo Takahashi, Matsudo, JP;
Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd., Matsudo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber switch of the present invention is composed of a fixed side ferrule assembly and a movable side ferrule assembly. The fixed side ferrule assembly is composed of a multiplicity of lined-up sleeves,, a fixed side ferrule support plate,for two-dimensionally disposing the sleeves,on an X-Y plane and supporting them and a multiplicity of fixed side optical fiber ferrules,which are inserted into the lined-up sleeves and supported thereby. The movable side ferrule assembly includes X, Y-axis drive mechanism for supporting the movable side optical fiber ferrule,and relatively two-dimensionally moving it on an X-Y plane with respect to the fixed side ferrule assembly and a Z-axis drive mechanism A for relatively moving it in a direction (Z-direction) orthogonal to the plane. The movable side optical fiber ferrule,is detachably moved to an arbitrary sleeve,of the fixed side ferrule assembly.