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Title: Fiber optic switch and connector

Abstract: A fiber optic switch for switching light energy between a plurality of fiber optic bundles, including a plurality of fiber optic connectors for transmitting light energy from individual ones of the plurality of fiber optic bundles to a plurality of individual internal fiber optic bundles, a switching structure for switching light energy between one of the individual internal bundles to individual ones of the remaining plurality of internal bundles and with the switching structure including slotted blocks and with the slots receiving and supporting the individual internal bundles in contiguous relationship, and means for providing relative movement between the slotted blocks to at least two positions for providing switching of transmitted light energy between individual ones of the internal fiber optic bundles.


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Inventors: Green, William F. (Woodland Hills, CA, US)

Application Number: 777087
Filing Date: 1977-03-14
Publication_date: 1978-11-07
Assignee: Transco Products, Inc. (Venice, CA)
Primary Class(es): 385/21 385/25
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US Patent Ref:
3519116Jul, 1970Koehn250/229.
3999837Dec, 1976Bowen et al.350/96.

Other Refs: 2,016,498
Oct, 1971DE
Other References: IBM Tech Disc. Bulletin, vol. 18, No. 2, Jul. 1975 by Burke et al., "Fiber Optic Repeater Bypass Switch", pp. 481-482.