OPTICAL SWITCH

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reliability of coupling by making it secure to press a moving-side optical fiber of the optical switch in a fiber lead-in groove. SOLUTION: The optical switch equipped with a substrate having a fiber array member 3 which has fiber fixation grooves formed on its t...

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Main Authors KOUDA HIROSHI, TAMURA MITSUAKI, NAKAO NAOKI, SAITO KAZUTO, KUROIWA MASATO, OZAWA KAZUMASA, TOMITA KENICHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.09.1998
Edition6
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reliability of coupling by making it secure to press a moving-side optical fiber of the optical switch in a fiber lead-in groove. SOLUTION: The optical switch equipped with a substrate having a fiber array member 3 which has fiber fixation grooves formed on its top surface and 1st optical fibers 2 fixed in the fiber fixation grooves respectively and fiber lead-in grooves 9 opposite the fiber fixation grooves of the fiber array member 3 and a carrying mechanism which carries one or more 2nd optical fibers 4 to the fiber lead-in grooves 9 is provided with a pressing member 11 which presses the 2nd optical fibers 4 against the fiber lead-in grooves 9 while leaving a gap between the 2nd optical fibers 3 and fiber lead-in grooves 9 at a slight distance from the tips of the 2nd optical fibers 4.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19970049941