摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to stably hold optical fibers by providing an optical switch with a casing for housing a switching means and a magnetic circuit and optical fiber supporting members disposed on the outside surface of the casing. SOLUTION: The optical switch has the casing 1, the switching means for the optical fibers disposed in the casing 1 and a cap member 2. The switching means of the optical fibers has a stationary block 11, a moving block 12, a static block 13 and a magnetic circuit for driving the switching means. The casing 1 and the cap member 2 are provided with the optical fiber supporting members 5 and 6 on their outside surfaces (flanks). The casing 1 and the cap member 2 are provided with notches 7 which are inlets and outlets for leading the optical fibers outside. The optical fiber supporting members 5 and 6 are fixed by metallization joining to the flanks of the casing 1 or the cap member 2 via metallic films 9 so as to enclose these notches. |