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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
May. 11, 2004
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
David W. Sherrer, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Radford, VA (US);
Donald E. Leber, Radford, VA (US);
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
David W. Sherrer, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Radford, VA (US);
Donald E. Leber, Radford, VA (US);
Shipley Company, L.L.C., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A first waveguide holding member has a first transverse surface region and a first optical waveguide having an end terminating at the first transverse surface region. A second waveguide holding member has a second transverse surface region which confronts the first transverse surface region of the first waveguide holding member and a second optical waveguide having an end terminating at the second transverse surface region. A guide member is operatively coupled to the first and second waveguide holding members and guides the first waveguide holding member in a transverse direction relative to the second waveguide holding member so as to selectively optically couple and decouple the ends of the first and second optical waveguides.