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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
C. J. Anthony Fernando, Durham, NC (US);
James E. Swon, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
C. J. Anthony Fernando, Durham, NC (US);
James E. Swon, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Varian, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for selectively coupling fiber optic lines comprises an optical input selection device, an optical output selection device, and a rotatable coupling mechanism interconnecting the optical input selection device and the optical output selection device. The optical input selection device is rotatable about a first central axis, and comprises a first input end and a first output end. The first input end is disposed collinearly with the first central axis, and the first output end is disposed at a radially offset distance from the first central axis. The optical output selection device is rotatable about a second central axis, and comprises a second input end and a second output end. The second input end is disposed at a radially offset distance from the second central axis, and the second output end is disposed collinearly with the second central axis. Rotation of the coupling mechanism causes rotation of the first output end and the second input end.