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US 2017/0045692 A1Published application
Passive Optical Through Switches
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsPaul John Pepe, Joseph C. Coffey
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Abstract
A passive optical fiber switch includes: a housing defining a plurality of ports configured to receive fiber optic connectors; a substrate positioned within the housing, the substrate defining a plurality of waveguide paths; and an arm positioned relative to one of the plurality of ports such that the arm moves as a fiber optic connector is positioned in the one port, movement of the arm causing the waveguide paths to shift to break a normal through configuration.
Claims11
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A passive optical fiber switch, comprising:
- a housing;
- a substrate positioned within the housing, the substrate defining a plurality of waveguide paths;
- at least one port coupled to the housing, the port being configured to receive at least a portion of a fiber optic connector in an axial direction;
- and
- a push arm associated with the at least one port;
- wherein, upon insertion of the portion of the fiber optic connector, the push arm is actuated to cause the waveguide paths to shift to break a normal through configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.