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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2001
Robert O. Miller, Carrollton, TX (US);
Optical Switch Corporation, Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
An optical switch ( ) includes an aligning member ( ) with an aperture ( ) extending between opposite sides to define an aligning groove ( ). A first output waveguide ( ) is in the aligning groove. An input waveguide ( ) and a second output waveguide ( ) are in a further groove ( ) in the aligning member. The second output waveguide can move between two positions where optical signals from the input waveguide are respectively directed into the first and second output waveguides. In a variation, an aligning member ( ) includes a plurality of the optical switches arranged to form a 1×N switching fabric ( ). Further, two such switching fabrics ( ) can be coupled to define an M×N switching fabric ( ).