Vorrichtung mit einem System zur Kompensierung der Verformung eines Abschnittes eines optomechanischen oder mikromechanischen Systems

摘要

An optical switch has an incoming microguide (32) which traverses a beam (26). The beam is fixed at one end and free at the other end and at the free end the incoming microguide (32) may face one or other of two further microguides (20,21). Switching to the outgoing microguide (20,21) arises from the deflection of the beam (26) which is caused by electrical circuits (40,48). The free end of the beam (26) is attached to the fixed surround (8) by U shaped arms (50,52) whose ratio of height to width inhibits vertical movement but facilitates the horizontal switching motion.