Title:
OPTICAL SWITCH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH04362609
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To provide the optical switch which can be manufactured efficiently to small size and is adaptive to various kinds of nXm switch. CONSTITUTION:The optical switch is equipped with an optical connector 1 formed by inserting plural optical fibers 10 at specific intervals so that their fiber end surfaces are exposed and an optical waveguide 2 which has a waveguide circuit 11 for connecting at least two of the optical fibers 10 of the optical connector 1 while a circuit end surface of the waveguide circuit 11 is exposed. Optical fibers 10 are connected through the waveguide circuit 11 by connecting a fiber end surface to the circuit end surfaces in 1st combination and the fiber end surface and the circuit end surface are connected in 2nd combination by moving at least one of the optical connector 1 and optical waveguide 2 to the other along the connection end surface to connect the optional optical fiber 10 selectively through the waveguide circuit 11.
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Inventors:
KAMATA YOSHIYUKI
YANAGAWA HISAHARU
YANAGAWA HISAHARU
Application Number:
JP13919791A
Publication Date:
December 15, 1992
Filing Date:
June 11, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
G02B6/26; G02B26/08; (IPC1-7): G02B6/26; G02B26/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue