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Optical switching system

  • US 7,006,720 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2002
  • Issued: 02/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A optical switching system comprising:

  • a moveable reflecting surface to redirect light from a light source;

    a moveable electrode coupled to the moveable reflecting surface, the moveable electrode moving in a trajectory in a motion plane; and

    a fixed electrode, the fixed electrode fixed to a substrate, the fixed electrode to control movement of said moveable electrode, the fixed electrode positioned laterally adjacent to the moveable electrode, such that when the moveable electrode moves through the trajectory and contacts the substrate, the moveable electrode is adjacent to and not superimposed over the fixed electrode.

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