Multiple port, multiple state optical switch

摘要

An optical switch (16) for alternatively redirecting a source beam (14) includes a director assembly (18) that is selectively moveable between (i) a first switch position (350), (ii) a second switch position (352), and (iii) a dual switch position (354). In the first switch position (350), the source beam (14) passes to a first port (36). In the second switch position (352), the source beam (14) is directed to a second port (38). In the dual switch position (354), the director assembly (18) splits the source beam (14) into a first beam part (314A) that is directed to the first port (36), and a second beam part (314B) that is directed to the second port (38).

主权项

1. An optical switch that receives a source beam directed along an input axis and alternatively directs the source beam to a first port, a second port, or split to the first port and the second port, the optical switch comprising:
a director assembly that is selectively moveable between (i) a first switch position in which the source beam passes to the first port, (ii) a second switch position in which the director assembly directs the source beam to the second port, and (iii) a dual switch position in which the director assembly splits the source beam into a first beam part that is directed to the first port, and a second beam part that is directed to the second port.