Compact and high performance opto-mechanical switch

A 1x4 opto-mechanical switch comprising:

• a single fiber ferrule;
• a first lens for receiving a beam from the single fiber ferrule wherein the wedge prism system comprises two wedge prisms with a substantially 90 degree orientation to each other;
• a wedge prism system for directing the beam from the single fiber ferrule;
• a second lens for receiving the directed beam from the wedge prism system;
• and
• a substantially square fiber ferrule, the substantially square fiber ferrule containing four fibers for receiving the beam from the second lens.

A 1x9 opto-mechanical switch comprising:

• a single fiber ferrule;
• a first lens for receiving a beam from the single fiber ferrule wherein the wedge prism system comprises two wedge prisms with a substantially 90 degree orientation to each other;
• a wedge prism system for directing the beam from the single fiber ferrule;
• a second lens for receiving the directed beam from the wedge prism system;
• and
• a substantially square fiber ferrule, the substantially square fiber ferrule containing four fibers for receiving the beam from the second lens.

A 1x16 opto-mechanical switch comprising:

• a single fiber ferrule;
• a first lens for receiving a beam from the single fiber ferrule;
• a wedge prism system for directing the beam from the single fiber ferrule wherein the wedge prism system comprises two wedge prisms with a substantially 90 degree orientation to each other;
• a second lens for receiving the directed beam from the wedge prism system;
• and
• a substantially square fiber ferrule, the substantially square fiber ferrule containing four fibers for receiving the beam from the second lens.