Electrically operated fibre optic switch - uses force of electric field to flex input fibre into position aligned with output fibre

摘要

The fibre optic switch includes an input optical fibre and output fibres lying between a pair of parallel electrodes. The first fibre is mounted in a groove in an electrically conducting material. The fibres are arranged so that a potential difference maybe applied between the first fibre and the electrodes. The application of a P.