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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Avner Safrani, Beer Sheva, IL;
Moshe Gottlieb, Omer, IL;
Inventors:
Avner Safrani, Beer Sheva, IL;
Moshe Gottlieb, Omer, IL;
Assignee:
Teliswitch Solutions, Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical fiber optic switch, which includes a base structure and a plurality of first optical fibers, mounted on the base structure. The first optical fibers are arranged such that their ends define a curved cylinder surface. The switch also includes a plurality of second optical fibers adapted to be optically coupled to selected ones of the first fibers. A movable control unit is adapted to move within the switch and to move both the first and the second optical fibers.