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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/42 ;
Abstract
An optical path switching apparatus, which includes an optical element array having a plurality of first optical elements, for optically coupling one of the first optical elements with a second optical element including: a guide extending substantially parallel to an alignment of the first optical elements; a movement mechanism for moving the second optical element, the movement mechanism including a movement portion capable of moving along the guide, the movement portion supporting the second optical element; and position detector for detecting a position of the second optical element.