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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vladimir I. Vaganov, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
MegaSense, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ; G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 ; G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An optical switch includes a plurality of transmitting devices with a plurality of optical fibers that each have a distal end. A plurality of focusing devices are included. Each distal end of a fiber is coupled to at least one focusing device. A plurality of receiving devices are provided. At least a portion of the distal ends of the optical fibers move in three orthogonal and at least two angular dimensions to direct output beams from the plurality of transmitting devices to the plurality of receiving devices.