AN OPTICAL PRESSURE ACTIVATED DEVICE

摘要

A switch that includes a switch body with a hollow interior portion, a pair of optical fibers disposed in the switch body, each fiber having two ends, one end of the fibers being optically aligned the switch interior but separated by a gap, the switch body having an opening into the interior portion, and a membrane sealingly mounted to the opening. The switch includes a member positioned in interior and moveable in response to the membrane's movement, where the member is movable between a first and second position, where at least one of the positions of the member is in the gap.