Switchgear with an optical monitoring system

A switchgear, comprising:

• an optical monitoring system for examining switchgear switching positions;
• an installation housing having an outer side;
• an encapsulated housing disposed in said installation housing, said encapsulated housing having a region with a first transparent window;
• at least one isolating switch accommodated in said encapsulated housing;
• an observation system disposed at said installation housing;
• a fiber-optic system leading from said outer side of said installation housing to said first transparent window;
• said fiber-optic system including at least one first fiber bundle having a first end and a second end, said at least one first fiber bundle configured to capture an optical picture of said at least one isolating switch through said first transparent window and transmit the optical picture to said observation system disposed at said first end;
• said fiber-optic system including at least one second fiber bundle having a third end and a fourth end;
• and
• a light source emitting light to be guided from said third end to said fourth end in a region of said first transparent window and to be guided through said first transparent window.