Optical interface with traffic protection using multi-optical path photonic switch

An optical path system, comprising:

• a first block comprising a first plurality of fiber optic guides, arranged in a first configuration to receive a first plurality of optical fibers;
• a second block comprising a second plurality of fiber optic guides, arranged in a second configuration to receive a second plurality of optical fibers, wherein a first face of the second block abuts a first face of the first block and wherein the first block is movable relative to the second block;
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• a micro-position adjusting mechanism configured to move the first block relative to the second block to align the first plurality of optical fibers with the second plurality of optical fibers, wherein the micro-position adjusting mechanism is configured to move the first block relative to the second block to produce a sub-micron alignment between the first plurality of optical fibers and the second plurality of optical fibers and wherein the micro-position adjusting mechanism comprises at least one piezoelectric transducer.

A structure, comprising:

• a socket having four inner surfaces;
• a first block comprising a first plurality of fiber optic guides, arranged in a first configuration to receive a first plurality of optical fibers, wherein the first block is placed within the socket and wherein four sides of the first block face outwards towards the inner surfaces of the socket;
• a first position adjuster connected between a first one of the four sides of the first block and a first one of the inner surfaces of the socket, wherein the first position adjuster is configured to adjust a position of the first block in a first dimension;
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• a second position adjuster connected between a second one of the four sides of the first block and a second one of the inner surfaces of the socket, wherein the second position adjuster is configured to adjust the position of the first block in a second dimension, wherein the second dimension is different than the first dimension, and wherein the first position adjuster and the second position adjuster each comprises a piezoelectric transducer.