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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Tamotsu Akashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuyuki Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuji Tochio, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The invention is aimed at providing an optical switch using tilt mirrors, in which easy mounting of the optical components is possible by simplifying the construction, and in which a short spatial propagation distance for the light beam is realized. To this end, the optical switch using tilt mirrors of the present invention comprises; a collimator array and a tilt mirror array each formed with an input section and an output section aligned and integrated, and a shift type turn-back mirror that shifts the optical path of the incident light in a predetermined direction and turns back and outputs this. The construction is such that the light input to the input section of the collimator array is reflected by the input section of the tilt mirror array so that the optical path is changed, and is then sent to the shift type turn-back mirror, and the light which has been shifted and turned back by the shift type turn-back mirror is reflected by the output section of the tilt mirror array and output from the output section of the collimator array.