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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
Joseph Arol, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Zohar Avrahami, Tel Aviv, IL;
Menachem Eizenshtat, Ra'anana, IL;
Rahav Cohen, Ra'anana, IL;
Ze′ev Ganor, Herzelia, IL;
Joseph Arol, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Zohar Avrahami, Tel Aviv, IL;
Menachem Eizenshtat, Ra'anana, IL;
Rahav Cohen, Ra'anana, IL;
Ze′ev Ganor, Herzelia, IL;
FiberZone Networks Ltd., Petach-Tikva, IL;
Abstract
An optical crossbar switch for optically coupling optic fibers comprising: at least one first fiber () and a plurality of second fibers (); a moveable fiber-end carriage () coupled to an end of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; at least one moveable slack-control carriage () coupled to the body of the at least one first fiber and constrained to move along a predetermined trajectory; and at least one moving device () controllable to move the carriages; wherein to optically couple a first fiber of the at least one first fiber to a second fiber of the plurality of second fibers, the at least one moving device moves the fiber-end carriage of the first fiber along its trajectory to a position at which the end of the first fiber is optically coupled to an end of the second fiber and moves the at least one slack-control carriage to take up slack in the first fiber generated by movement of its fiber-end carriage.