Optical switch module having a buffer device for minimizing a post welding shift
US6266470A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4249
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical switch module for aligning and fixing an optical fiber array relative to an optical switch device includes an optical fiber support member for fixing the optical fiber array; a first support device forming a homo-junction with the optical fiber support member and including a first thermal deformation buffer device; and a second support device forming a hetero-junction with the first support device to support the first support device and including a second thermal deformation buffer device.
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