Fiber-optic switch, has electrically-insulated housing whose inner wall is partially formed by control electrode for generating electrostatic field to couple movable fiber to other fiber

摘要

The fiber-optic switch has a control electrode (106) for generating an electrostatic field which controls the spatial position of a movable optical fiber (101) to couple it to at least a second optical fiber (201,202). The switch has an electrically insulated housing (102,110), the inner wall of which is partially formed by the control electrode. An Independent claim is included for a method of manufacturing a fiber-optic switch.