Mechanical Optical Switch

Mechanical optical switch is realized by using mechanical devices to move mirror or prism physically, thus to redirect optical signals to the desired output port.

The basic form of mechanical optical switch is 2X2, which means there are two optical fibers at the inlet and outlet. Typically, it can complete two connection states: parallel connection and cross connection. Optical switching unit with more channels can be composed of the basic 2X2 optical switch and the corresponding 1X2 optical switch cascaded and combined.