Optical switching system, optical switch, and electro-optical mechanical device

An optical switch, comprising:

• a support structure;
• an input fiber carried by the support structure;
• an output fiber carried by the support structure and spaced from the input fiber;
• a tilted stationary planar mirror opposite the input fiber and the output fiber;
• an input mirror provided on the support structure optically aligned with an optical path reflected off the stationary mirror from the input fiber;
• and
• an output mirror angularly movable relative to the stationary mirror;
• wherein the input mirror is angularly movable relative to the stationary mirror to optically align the reflected optical path from the stationary mirror so as to reflect off the stationary mirror and optically align with the output mirror;
• and
• wherein the output mirror is angularly movable relative to the stationary mirror to optically align the reflected optical path from the stationary mirror so as to reflect off the stationary mirror and optically align with the output fiber.

An electro-optical mechanical device, comprising:

• a support structure;
• an array of input fibers carried by the support structure;
• an array of output fibers carried by the support structure spaced from the array of input fibers;
• at least one titled planar optical reflector opposite the array of input fibers and the array of output fibers;
• an array of alignable input mirrors carried by the support structure, a selected one of the input minors in optical alignment through the optical reflector with a respective one of the input fibers;
• an array of alignable output mirrors carried by the support structure, the selected input mirror actuatable to align an optical beam from the selected input fiber with a selected output mirror, and the selected output mirror actuatable to align the optical beam with a selected output fiber;
• wherein the input mirrors are optically aligned by rotation via the optical reflector with a respective output mirror for a selected one of the output fibers.