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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Hsiao-Wen Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Ding Wei, Taipei, TW;
Shih-Yi Wen, Taipei, TW;
Chieh Hu, Taichung, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An optical switch is disclosed. A lock magnetic field is provided on the sides of a rotator with a magnetic surface. The magnetic field has a potential with two minima as reflective and non-reflective positions. At the reflective position, the reflective mirror on the rotator reflects light beams. The beam goes through when the rotator is at the non-reflective position. At the same time, the magnetic field firmly locks the rotator at its position. When a driving force is imposed on the rotator; it rotates from its current position to the other position and gets locked at the new position.