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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Hirofumi Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Henmi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed an array type space optical switch of the present invention, in which each one end of optical fibers to to is fixed to support members . The optical fibers and form one pair, and have end surfaces opposite to each other, and the optical fibers and form one pair, and have end surfaces opposite to each other. Moreover, the optical fibers and form one pair, and have end surfaces opposite to each other, and the optical fibers and form one pair, and have end surfaces opposite to each other. A space propagation part is formed between the end surfaces of the optical fibers to and to . An interrupting plate is inserted to or extracted from the space propagation part