The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herzel Laor, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an optical switch for switching the light from one of a plurality of inputs to one of a plurality of outputs. The switch contains at least two moveable mirrors constructed using MEM technology and a servo mechanism connected to the moveable mirrors to be used in mirror, input and output alignment. These switches are useful in applications such as fiber-fiber switches and optical disk drives. The switches may be combined with other optical equipment including stationary mirrors and lenses, such as focusing lenses, to optimize optical transmission.