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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Kenneth A. Peterson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kenneth A. Peterson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for electrically controlled optical switches are presented. An electrically controlled optical switch includes a fixture formed using a laminated dielectric material, a first optical fiber having a fixed segment supported by the fixture and a movable segment extending into a cavity, a second optical fiber having a fixed segment supported by the fixture and an extended segment where an optical interconnect may be established between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber, and a first electrical actuator functionally coupled to the fixture and the first fiber which alters a position of the moveable segment, based upon a control signal, for changing a state of the optical interconnect between one of two states.