WO2005054926A1 - 光スイッチ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical waveguide switching device used for an optical fiber switch or the like, or an optical switch device used as a variable optical attenuator for appropriately attenuating an optical input.
- an optical switch device for switching the coupling state between optical waveguides such as optical fibers there is an optical switch type device utilizing refractive index fluctuation due to heat of an optical fiber, a micro-optical element and a micro-actuator by a semiconductor process.
- a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) type to be used is known (for example, Patent Document 1).
- the former optical waveguide switching device has a large optical loss due to coupling or branching of the optical waveguide fiber. Further, in order to maintain the state after switching the optical waveguide, it is necessary to always supply power to the heater, and the life of the device is relatively short. In addition, the MEMS type optical switch has a problem that the manufacturing cost is high because the semiconductor process is used.
- a right-angle prism mirror is directly opposed to an optical fiber array in which a common input optical waveguide and a plurality of output optical waveguides are arranged, and the right-angle prism mirror is moved in a direction in which the optical fibers are arranged.
- An optical switch device of this type includes, for example, a movable body equipped with a right-angle prism mirror, and a fixed side that supports the movable body with a suspension wire so as to be movable in the left and right direction and the up and down direction in which optical fibers are arranged.
- the optical waveguide is switched by moving the movable body to a desired position by being driven and controlled by the magnetic drive circuit.
- a beryllium copper wire is generally used as the suspension wire.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-2002-250874 Disclosure of the invention
- the ambient temperature may be higher than 80 ° C, but the melting point of beryllium copper used as the material for the suspension wire is as low as 860 ° C. For this reason, when the suspension wire is kept under a stress for a long time in a high temperature atmosphere, there is a problem that the plastic deformation of the suspension wire proceeds. Even the slight displacement of the right-angle prism mirror due to the generation of so-called "creep" undesirably changes the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide. .
- an object of the present invention is to improve the positional accuracy of a movable body on which a light reflecting member for switching a light emission position is mounted so that an input optical waveguide and a desired output optical waveguide are improved.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical switch device that can reliably connect to a road.
- It has a position detecting means for detecting a position in the X direction.
- the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied has a position detecting means for detecting the position of the movable body, so that the result of detecting the position of the movable body can be fed back. Therefore, even when the position of the movable body in the X direction is shifted, the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide can be reliably coupled.
- the driving unit includes an X-direction drive coil for magnetically driving the movable body in the X direction on one of the fixed-side member and the movable body
- the detecting means is provided on the other of the fixed side member and the movable body.
- a configuration including a position detection coil at a position close to the X-direction drive coil may be employed.
- a drive current in which an AC component is superimposed on a DC component is supplied to the X-direction drive coil.
- the position detection means when the driving means includes a pair of the X-direction driving coils, the position detection means includes a pair of the X-direction driving coils opposed to each other.
- a position detection coil may be provided, and the position of the movable body in the X direction may be detected based on a differential output of detection outputs of the pair of position detection coils.
- each magnetic center of the pair of position detection coils is shifted with respect to each magnetic center of the pair of X direction drive coils. It is preferably located on either the inside or the outside.
- the magnetic center of one position detection coil approaches the magnetic center of one X-direction drive coil and the magnetic center of the other position detection coil moves in the other X-direction along with the driving of the movable body.
- the magnetic center force of the coil will be far away. Therefore, the detection output characteristics of one position detection coil and the other position detection coil have opposite characteristics, and the position of the movable body can be detected by obtaining the differential output of the pair of position detection coils.
- both the magnetic centers of the pair of position detection coils are located inside the magnetic centers of the pair of drive coils, there is a point IJ that linearity of the differential output can be secured.
- the driving means includes a pair of X-direction driving coils for magnetically driving the movable body in the X direction on one of the fixed side member and the movable body.
- a drive current in which an AC component is superimposed on a DC component is applied to the X-direction drive coil.
- the position The detection means can detect the position of the movable body in the X direction based on the output from the intermediate tap of the pair of X-direction drive coils. That is, the detection result of the AC component associated with the inductance change of each X-direction drive coil can be detected as the impedance at each position of each X-direction drive coil.
- the detection signal can be accurately detected by applying a high frequency signal to each X-direction drive coil.
- the X-direction drive coil is used as the position detection coil of the position detection unit, there is no additional member for the position detection unit. Therefore, the size of the optical switch device can be further reduced.
- the AC component superimposed on the drive current is 200 kHz to 300 kHz. With such a high-frequency component, position detection can be performed without affecting driving of the movable body even when applied to the X-direction drive coil.
- a configuration may be adopted in which the fixed member supports the movable body with a plurality of suspension wires.
- the X-direction drive coil is configured on the movable body side.
- the plurality of suspension wires can be used at least as power supply wires to the X-direction drive coil.
- the movable body when the plurality of suspension wire forces support the movable body so as to be displaceable in the Y direction, the movable body is further pressed and fixed to the fixed side member in the Y direction.
- a clamp mechanism including a pressing member that switches between a clamped state and an unclamped state in which the movable body is released, and a clamp magnetic drive circuit that drives the pressing member.
- the position of the movable body can be detected by the position detecting means and the result can be fed back, so that the movable body in the X direction can be detected. Even when the position is shifted, the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide can be securely coupled.
- a beryllium copper wire is used as the suspension wire.
- a tungsten wire is used as the suspension wire. Since tungsten has a higher melting point than beryllium copper, it has excellent creep resistance. Therefore, even when a state in which stress is applied to the suspension wire in a high-temperature atmosphere is continued for a long time, creep deformation of the suspension wire can be prevented. Therefore, since the position of the light reflecting member can be controlled with high precision, a switch device in which the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide is stabilized can be realized. Tundene also has a lower resistivity than copper beryllium. Therefore, when the suspension wire is used as a power supply wire to the drive coil, low power consumption can be realized.
- tungsten used for the suspension wire has a higher melting point than beryllium copper, and therefore has excellent creep resistance. Therefore, even when a state in which stress is applied to the suspension wire for a long time in a high-temperature atmosphere, creep deformation of the suspension wire can be prevented. Therefore, since the position of the light reflecting member can be controlled with high accuracy, a switch device in which the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide is stabilized can be realized.
- the driving means includes at least an X-direction driving coil mounted on the movable body side and a driving magnet forming a magnetic driving circuit with the driving coil
- the suspension wire is used as a power supply wire to at least the X-direction drive coil.
- Tungsten has a higher melting point than beryllium copper. Only high points have low resistivity. Therefore, when the suspension wire is used as a power supply wire to the drive coil, low power consumption can be realized.
- the clamp when the suspension wire force supports the movable body so as to be displaceable in the Y direction, the clamp further presses and fixes the movable body to the fixed side member in the Y direction.
- a clamping mechanism including a pressing member for switching to a state and an unclamped state in which the movable body is released, and a clamping magnetic drive circuit for driving the pressing member.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the principle of an optical waveguide switching device to which the present invention is applied.
- (a), (b), (c), and (d) are a plan view, a front view, a side view, and a rear view of the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical switch device taken along line A- of FIG. 2 (a).
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the optical switch device mounted on the front half of the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, viewed obliquely from the rear with a pressing member removed.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a clamping magnetic drive circuit mounted on the rear half of the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, viewed obliquely from above with a pressing member removed.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing directions of magnetic fluxes generated in a magnetic drive circuit for clamping in the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a movable body and a fixed-side member when performing an operation of switching an optical waveguide in the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIGS. 8 (a) and (b) show a position detecting means in the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is the perspective view which saw the step
- FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are explanatory diagrams showing a positional relationship of a position detecting means when performing an operation of switching an optical waveguide in the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 (a)-(e) show the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which the voltage is applied from the position detection coil to the drive coil and before the movable body moves.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing waveforms of an output of the DC output, a DC output after detecting this output, an output of a position detecting coil force, a DC output after detecting this output, and a difference output between two DC signals.
- FIG. Ll (a) to (e) show the optical switch device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which the voltage is applied to the drive coil and the position detection coil force after the movable body is moved.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing waveforms of a DC output after detecting this output, an output of a position detecting coil force, a DC output after detecting this output, and a difference output between two DC signals.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the optical switch device according to Embodiments 2 and 3 of the present invention when cut at a position corresponding to line A- in FIG. 2 (a).
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an optical switch device mounted on a front half of the optical switch device according to Embodiments 2 and 3 of the present invention, viewed obliquely from the rear with a pressing member removed.
- FIG. 14 is a view showing a positional relationship between a movable body and a fixed-side member and a state of a suspension wire when performing an operation of switching an optical waveguide in the optical switch device according to Embodiments 2 and 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a view showing a positional relationship between a movable body and a fixed-side member and a state of a suspension wire when performing an operation of switching an optical waveguide in the optical switch device according to Embodiments 2 and 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the basic principle of the optical switch device of the present invention.
- directions orthogonal to each other will be described as an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction, respectively.
- the optical switch device 1 of the present embodiment has one input-side optical fin 20 extending in the Z direction and eight output-side optical fibers 21 arranged in parallel along the X direction.
- This is an 8-channel optical switch device, and can guide light output from the input optical fiber 20 to any of the eight output optical fibers 21.
- the optical fibers 20 and 21 have a pitch of 250 m in the X direction. At equal intervals.
- the optical switch device 1 of the present embodiment is driven in the X direction as a light reflecting member for reflecting light incident from the Z direction and emitting the light in the Z direction from a predetermined position shifted in the X direction.
- a prism mirror 10 is used.
- the prism mirror 10 includes a slope 101 that also receives and emits a light force and a directional force, a first reflection surface 102 that reflects light incident from the slope 101 in the X direction, and a direction perpendicular to the first reflection surface 102.
- the prism is a right-angle prism having a second reflecting surface 103 that reflects light reflected from the first reflecting surface 102 toward the inclined surface 101, and the inclined surface 101 (opening side) is directed toward the optical fiber array 3. against.
- the light emitted from the input optical fiber 20 is also collimated by the collimating lens 22 before entering the prism mirror 10.
- a collimating lens is also arranged between the eight output-side optical fibers 21 and the slope 101 of the prism
- the prism mirror 10 is fixed at a position indicated by a solid line.
- the light emitted from the input side optical fiber 20 is incident on the prism mirror 10, and reflects the first slope 102 and the second slope 103 in the prism mirror 10 at an optical path L 1 reflecting 90 degrees, respectively. After passing through the path, it is led to the output side optical fiber 21a at the right end of the output side optical fiber 21.
- the prism mirror 10 is driven in the X direction and is indicated by a dotted line. Move to position.
- the prism mirror 10 is moved in this way, the light emitted from the input side optical fiber 20 moves at the reflection position on the first slope 102 and the second slope 103 in the prism mirror 10, and the light path L2 Is guided to the output side optical fiber 21f.
- the prism mirror 10 since the input side optical fiber 20 and the output side optical fiber 21 are arranged at a pitch of S250 m, the prism mirror 10 has the input side optical fiber 20 and the output side. It is moved in the X direction in units of 125 m, which is 1Z2 times the pitch of the side optical fiber 21.
- FIGS. 2 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are a plan view, a front view, and a side view of an optical switch device to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure and a rear view.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical switch device taken along line A in FIG. 2 (a).
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the optical switch main body mounted on the front half of the optical switch device of the present invention, obliquely from the rear, with the pressing member removed.
- the optical switch device 1 of the present invention has a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a movable body on which a prism mirror 10 is mounted is provided above the optical switch device 1. It is covered by a pressing member 41 that urges 2.
- An optical switch body 100 using the principle shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on the front half of the optical switch device 1.
- a clamp magnetic drive circuit 45 that constitutes a clamp mechanism 40 together with a pressing member 41 that covers the upper side of the optical switch device 1 is mounted.
- columns 47, 48 rise from the bottom plate 14 of the fixed-side member 13, and at the ends of the columns 47, 48, pivot points 50, 51 of a pressing member 41 are provided. Is provided.
- the optical switch body 100 includes a movable body 2 on which a prism mirror 10 indicated by a dotted line is mounted, and the movable body 2 represented by X and X. It has a fixed-side member 13 supported by a suspension wire 4 movably in the Y direction, and a magnetic drive circuit for driving the movable body 2 in the X and Y directions.
- the movable body 2 includes a prism mirror mounting section 11 on which a prism mirror 10 is mounted, a driving coil 5 for driving in the Y direction, and a pair of left and right driving coils 6 and 7 for driving in the X direction. And a frame portion 16.
- the prism mirror 10 is mounted at the center position in the X direction of the prism mirror mounting section 11 with the slope 101 facing forward.
- V-shaped grooves 30 are continuously formed at a constant pitch over the entire range in the X direction (see FIG. 7).
- the pitch of the optical fiber array 3 is 250 ⁇ m, and accordingly, the pitch of the V-shaped groove 30 is 125 ⁇ m.
- the prism mirror mounting section 11 is an area where the optical fiber array 3 described with reference to FIG. 1 is arranged, and the light emitted from the input side optical fiber 20 of the optical fiber array 3 and the optical fiber array 3
- Each optical axis of the light emitted to the output side optical fiber 21 is indicated by an optical axis Lin and an optical axis Lout.
- the fixed member 13 is attached to a bottom plate 14 that defines the bottom surface of the optical switch device 1, and to the bottom plate 14. And a support base 12 which is provided.
- a pair of drive magnets 81 and 82 and a yoke 9 for driving the movable body 2 in the X and Y directions are mounted on the bottom plate 14.
- the drive magnet 81 is located inside the drive coil 5.
- the drive magnet 82 faces the drive coils 6 and 7 outside the drive coil 5.
- On the bottom plate 14, a fixed part 15 for receiving the movable body 2 is provided directly below the prism mirror mounting part 11 of the movable body 2.
- the fixed portion 15 has a dimension longer in the X direction than the lower surface 11a of the prism mirror mounting portion 11.
- a V-shaped groove 31 is formed continuously with the V-shaped groove 30 (irregularities) formed on the lower surface 11a of the movable body 2.
- the pitch of the V-shaped groove 31 is also 125 m.
- the movement path of the movable body 2 in the X direction, the lower surface lla of the prism mirror mounting portion 11, and the upper surface 15a of the fixed portion 15 formed on the fixed side member 13 are formed parallel to each other.
- a total of four suspension wires are provided from the support base 12, two left and right suspension members that support the movable body 2 in a cantilever state while sandwiching the movable body 2 from both left and right sides. 4 extends parallel to the bottom plate 14 of the fixed member 13.
- a control circuit (not shown) for the drive coils 5, 6, and 7 mounted on the movable body 2 is disposed on the side of the support base 12, and energizes the drive coils 5, 6, and 7 mounted on the movable body 2. Is performed using the suspension wire 4 as an energizing line. In the present embodiment, four suspension wires 4 are energized, but four or more suspension wires 4 may be used as necessary, or less than four.
- a wire made of beryllium copper is used as the suspension wire 4!
- a tungsten wire made of tungsten or a tungsten alloy may be used. Since tungsten has a higher melting point than beryllium copper, it has excellent creep resistance. Therefore, even when the state where the stress is applied to the suspension wire 4 is continued for a long time in the high temperature atmosphere, the creep deformation of the suspension wire 4 can be prevented. Therefore, since the position of the light reflecting member can be controlled with high accuracy, the switch device 1 in which the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide is stabilized can be realized. Also, tungsten has a lower resistivity than beryllium copper. Therefore, when the suspension wire 4 is used as a power supply wire to the drive coil, low power consumption can be realized. Wear.
- the drive magnets 81 and 82 generate a magnetic flux interlinked with the drive coil 5 (Y-direction drive coil) of the movable body 2, and form a pair with the drive coil 5 to move the movable body 2.
- a magnetic drive circuit that drives in the ⁇ direction is configured. Accordingly, by energizing the drive coil 5, a thrust in the ⁇ direction is applied to the movable body 2.
- the drive magnets 81 and 82 generate a magnetic flux that also links the drive coils 6 and 7 ( ⁇ direction drive coils), and is paired with the drive coils 6 and 7 to form the movable body 2. This constitutes a magnetic drive circuit that drives in the X direction. Therefore, by energizing the drive coils 6 and 7, a thrust in the X direction is applied to the movable body 2.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the clamping magnetic drive circuit mounted on the rear half of the optical switch device of the present invention, viewed obliquely from above with the pressing member removed.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic drive circuit for clamping.
- the clamp mechanism 40 includes a plate-shaped pressing member 41 that urges the movable body 2 and fixes the movable body 2 to the fixed-side member 13.
- a torsion spring 60 that constantly biases the movable body 2 toward the fixed member 13 and a magnetic drive circuit for clamping 45 that drives the pressing member 41 are provided.
- the pressing member 41 includes a top plate 42 that covers the upper part of the optical switch body 100 and extends to the rear of the optical switch device 1, and left and right side plates 43 that cover the side surfaces of the optical switch body 100. It is swingably supported by swinging fulcrums 50 and 51 provided at ends of left and right columns 47 and 48 rising from the bottom plate 14 of the side member 13. At the front end of the top plate 42, a semicircular pressing protrusion 44 protrudes downward.
- the pressing member 41 together with the bottom plate 14 of the fixed side member 13 extending to the rear of the optical switch device 1, also serves as a housing of the optical switch device 1, and has a function of protecting the optical switch body 100 from the outside. .
- a torsion portion 61 of a torsion spring 60 is attached at the center position in the height direction, and the two end portions 62 and 63 extending vertically above and below the torsion portion 61 are , Extending behind the optical switch device 1.
- the tip of the end 62 is locked at a position slightly behind the top plate 42 of the pressing member 41, and the tip of the end 63 is the bottom plate 14 It is locked at a slightly rearward position. Accordingly, the torsion spring 60 pushes the rear end of the pressing member 41 upward, and as a result, the pressing member 41 is slightly inclined forward with respect to the bottom plate 14.
- the pressing protrusion 44 of the pressing member 41 abuts on the upper end face l ib of the prism mirror mounting portion 11, and the pressing member 41 presses and fixes the prism mirror mounting portion 11 toward the fixing portion 15. (Clamped).
- the suspension wire 4 in such a clamped state, is designed so that the radius of the suspension wire 4 in the Y direction does not occur!
- the clamp magnetic drive circuit 45 includes first and second clamp magnets 70 and 71 attached to the pressing member 41 and the bottom plate 14 of the fixed member 13. And a clamping yoke 75 (knock yoke) mounted on the bottom plate 14 side.
- a rectangular opening 420 is formed in the top board 42 as shown in FIG. Openings 421 and 422 extending in the (X direction) are formed. Plate-like first and second clamp magnets 70 and 71 are attached to the openings 421 and 422, respectively. The first and second clamping magnets 70, 71 protrude toward the fixed member 13 with the mutually different poles facing each other.
- the bottom plate 14 of the fixed member 13 has a large cutout at the center, and only the left and right edges 14a and 14b extend rearward.
- the clamping coil 72 is mounted so as to straddle the left and right edges 14a and 14b.
- the clamping coil 72 is a rectangular tube-shaped coil whose long side extends in the X direction, and has the coil opening 72e facing the top plate 42 of the pressing member 41.
- a yoke support member 76 is attached to the bottom plate 14 so as to protrude inside the notch 73.
- the yoke support member 76 has a stepped portion 76a that is slightly bent downward in the Y direction and then extends in the Z direction.
- the clamping yoke 75 is held in a cantilevered state from the stepped portion 76a to the distal end side. ing. Therefore, the lower end of the clamping yoke 75 is located inside the notch 73.
- the clamping yoke 75 has a U-shaped cross section having two upright walls 75a and 75b extending in parallel to face each other, and a bottom wall 75c connecting the upright walls 75a and 75b. Of these upright walls 75a and 75b, the upright wall 75a is located outside the coil opening 72e of the clamping coil 72. The upright wall 75b faces the coil side 72a and the coil side 72b inside the coil opening 72e of the clamping coil 72 with a predetermined gap therebetween.
- the first clamp magnet 70 moves outside the coil opening 72 e of the clamp coil 72 in a state where the optical switch device 1 is assembled. It is located between the upright wall 75a of the clamping yoke 75 and the coil side 72a of the clamping coil 72. Further, the second clamping magnet 71 is located between the upright wall 75b of the clamping yoke 75 and the coil side 72a of the clamping coil 72 inside the coil opening 72e of the clamping coil 72.
- the first and second clamping magnets 70, 71 are arranged so that the different poles face each other and sandwich the clamping coil 72 inside and outside the coil opening 72e.
- the upright walls 75a, 75b of the clamping yoke 75 are arranged as back bucks behind the clamping magnets 70, 71.
- the magnets 70 and 71 for clamp and the yoke 75 for clamp A magnetic flux interlinking with the coil side 72a of the use coil 72 is generated, and this magnetic field is closed. Accordingly, in the clamp mechanism 40, when the current is not supplied to the clamping coil 72, the rear end of the pressing member 41 is pushed upward by the torsion spring 76 as shown by the arrow F1, and as a result, the pressing member 41 The front end presses the movable body 2 downward (clamp state).
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the movable body and the fixed-side member when performing the operation of switching the optical waveguide in the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied.
- the drive coils 6 and 7 are energized to move the movable body 2 in the X direction as shown in FIG. 7 (c). Then, when the movable body 2 moves to a desired position in the X direction, as shown in FIG. 7D, the energization of the drive coil 5 is stopped, and the elastic return force of the suspension wire 4 causes the movable body 2 to move. Sinks downward in the Y direction.
- the pressing member 41 urges the movable body 2 downward in the Y direction by the urging force of the torsion spring 60 and presses and fixes the movable body 2 against the fixed-side member 13. become.
- the V-shaped groove 30 formed in the movable body 2 and the V-shaped groove 31 formed in the fixed-side member 13 engage with each other, and the movable body 2 is positioned in the X direction.
- the power supply to the drive coils 6 and 7 is stopped. Thereby, the switching operation of the optical waveguide is completed. Therefore, the light that has entered the prism mirror 10 from the incident side optical fiber 20 is emitted to a predetermined output side optical fiber 21 via the prism mirror 10.
- FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are a perspective view and a side view of an optical switch device to which the present invention is applied, as viewed obliquely from above the position detecting means.
- FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are explanatory diagrams showing the positional relationship of the position detecting means when performing the operation of switching the optical waveguide in the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied.
- detection means for detecting the position of the movable body 2 in the X direction by using the drive coils 6 and 7 (X-direction drive coils) is configured.
- a space sandwiched between the driving magnets 81 and 82 is defined as a magnetic gap G.
- the width dimension (W) of each of the magnets 81 and 82 is set so as to match (the both edges of the drive magnets 81 and 82 in the X direction).
- the heights of the drive magnets 81 and 82 are set so that the horizontal sides 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b of the drive coils 6 and 7 are located in the magnetic gap G in the Y direction.
- the height dimension (H) is set.
- the drive coils 6, 7 are wound in opposite directions, and a current flowing through the vertical sides 6c, 7c inside the X direction of the drive coils 6, 7 generates a driving force in the X direction.
- the current flowing in the upper and lower horizontal sides 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b of the drive coils 6, 7 also generates a driving force in the Y direction, but is canceled because it is upside down, and the movable body 2 is moved in the ⁇ direction. Not driven.
- the position detection means 19 of the present embodiment is provided between the two drive coils 6 and 7 and the drive magnet 82 and each of the two drive coils 6 and 7 Two opposing position detection coils 17 and 18 are provided, and these position detection coils 17 and 18 are fixed to a surface of the drive magnet 82 facing the drive coils 6 and 7.
- the center position in the X direction of the region sandwiched by the vertical sides 17c, 18c inside the X direction of the position detection coils 17, 18 is The position of the center of the drive magnet 82 in the X direction is aligned with the position of the outer edges of the vertical sides 17d and 18d on the outer side in the X direction, and the position of both ends of the drive magnet 82 in the X direction. I have.
- the center positions in the X direction of the vertical sides 17c and 18c inside the X direction of the position detection coils 17 and 18 and the center positions in the X direction of the vertical sides 6c and 7c inside the X direction of the drive coils 6 and 7 are described.
- the magnetic centers of the drive coils 6 and 7 coincide with the vertical sides 17 d and 18 d on the outer side in the X direction of the position detection coils 17 and 18, and the movable body 2 is at the home position
- Each of the magnetic centers of the position detection coils 17 and 18 is located inside the respective magnetic centers of the pair of drive coils 6 and 7.
- the position detecting means 19 of the present embodiment as shown in FIG.
- two position detecting coils 17 and 18 are connected in series, and the force of each of the position detecting coils 17 and 18 is also different between the terminal A and the terminal.
- An intermediate tap B is drawn out from a connecting wire that is drawn out and connects the position detecting coils 17 and 18.
- the driving coils 6 and 7 are also connected in series, and terminals D and E are pulled out from the driving coils 6 and 7, respectively. These terminals D and E are used to drive the movable body 2. Connected to DC power supply.
- the drive coils 6 and 7 are configured such that a drive current in which an AC component as a position detection signal is superimposed on a DC component is applied to the drive coils 6 and 7 via terminals D and E. Frequency does not affect the driving of drive coils 6 and 7 even if applied to drive coils 6 and 7! / ⁇ It is set in the high frequency range of about 200-300kHz.
- FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (e) show the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied, respectively, from the position detection coil 17 in the state before the movable body 2 moves after the voltage is applied to the drive coils 6 and 7.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing waveforms of an output of the DC power supply, a DC output after detecting the output, an output from the position detection coil 18, a DC output after detecting the output, and a difference output between two DC signals.
- FIGS. 11 (a) to 11 (e) show the output from the position detection coil 17 after applying a voltage to the drive coils 6 and 7 and moving the movable body 2 in the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing waveforms of a DC output after detecting this output, an output from a position detection coil 18, a DC output after detecting this output, and a difference output between two DC signals.
- the position detection coils are mounted on the magnetic centers of the drive coils 6 and 7 in the X direction.
- the vertical sides 17d and 18d on the outer side in the X direction of 17, 18 coincide with each other.
- the center-side ends of the X-direction inner vertical sides 17c and 18c of the position detection coils 17 and 18 also coincide with the center-side ends of the X-direction inner vertical sides 6c and 7c of the drive coils 6 and 7, respectively. ing.
- the magnetic centers of the position detection coils 17 and 18 are both located inside the magnetic centers of the pair of drive coils 6 and 7 and the distance between the position detection coil 17 and the magnetic center of one drive coil 6
- the distance between the position detection coil 18 and the magnetic center of the other drive coil 7 is the same. Therefore, an AC component having the same waveform is detected between the terminals AB of the position detection coil 17 and between the terminals BC of the position detection coil 18 as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (c), respectively.
- Such an AC current waveform is once detected by a detection circuit (not shown), and converted into a DC output as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10D, respectively. Therefore, the differential DC output obtained via the differential amplifier (not shown) becomes 0 V as shown in FIG. 10 (e).
- the differential DC output obtained via the differential amplifier has a positive predetermined value as shown in FIG. 11 (e). Therefore, the position of the movable body 2 can be finally detected by comparing the differential DC output with a table in which the relationship between the differential DC output and the moving amount of the movable body 2 is obtained in advance. Can be.
- the optical switch device 1 of the present invention has the position detecting means 19 for detecting the position of the movable body 2 as a mechanism for compensating for a positional displacement caused by a tally deformation of the suspension wire 4 or the like. are doing. Therefore, even if the suspension wire 4 is kept under stress for a long time in a high-temperature atmosphere, the position of the movable body 2 is detected even if the prism mirror 10 is displaced by creep. Since the result can be fed back, the input optical fiber 20 and the desired output optical fiber 21 can be reliably connected.
- the position detection coils 17 and 18 are utilized by using the AC component. Perform position detection with. For this reason, since the drive coils 6 and 7 can be used as a part of the position detecting means 19, it is only necessary to add the position detecting coils 17 and 18 in configuring the position detecting means 19, and the size of the optical switch device 1 can be reduced. Can be planned.
- each position detection coil 17, 18 Since the position detection is performed by obtaining the differential output of the detection outputs of the position detection coils 17, 18 facing the drive coils 6, 7, each position detection coil 17, 18 The output from the position detection coils 17 and 18 changes similarly even when the output of the position detection coils 17 and 18 changes due to temperature change. Therefore, since the influence of the temperature is canceled, accurate position detection can always be performed even if the temperature changes.
- each of the magnetic centers of the position detection coils 17 and 18 is directed to each of the magnetic centers of the pair of drive coils 6 and 7. Located inside. Therefore, when the movable body 2 moves, the magnetic center force of one of the position detection coils 17 and 18 approaches the magnetic center of the corresponding drive coil 6 or 7, while the other of the position detection coils 17 and 18 The magnetic center of the position detection coil of the target moves away from the magnetic center force of the corresponding drive coils 6 and 7. Therefore, since the change in the detection output between the position detection coil 17 and the position detection coil 18 is reversed, the position of the movable body 2 can be detected with high accuracy from the differential outputs of the position detection coils 17 and 18. Since the magnetic force of the position detecting coils 17 and 18 is located inside the magnetic center of the pair of drive coils 6 and 7, the linearity of the detection output is high.
- the position detecting coils 17 and 18 are connected to each other by a connecting line, and the force configured to output the intermediate tap B from the connecting line is not necessarily connected to the position detecting coils 17 and 18. It is not necessary to use it. That is, the position detection coil 17 and the position detection coil 18 are not connected to each other, but are formed as independent coils, and a detection output is also obtained from the force at both ends of each coil.
- Embodiment 1 does not refer to the number of turns in the winding direction of position detection coils 17 and 18, etc., even if winding is performed in opposite directions, winding is performed in the same direction. It does not matter. That is, as in the above embodiment, when the output between terminals A and B and the output between terminals B and C are input to the detection circuit and the force is also converted into a DC output, the AC waveform is not synchronized. Since it has nothing to do with it, it does not matter about the number of turns in the winding direction of the position detection coil.
- the ends of the vertical sides 17d, 18d on the X-direction outside of the position detection coils 17, 18 coincide with the respective ends of the drive magnet 82 in the X-direction. No need to match.
- a configuration in which the magnetic centers of the position detecting coils 17 and 18 and the driving coils 6 and 7 are matched, or one of the magnetic centers of the position detecting coils 17 and 18 is In the configuration in which the other of the magnetic centers of the position detecting coils 17 and 18 is arranged outside the magnetic centers of the drive coils 6 and 7, the position detecting coils 17 and 18 are moved with the movement of the movable body 2.
- the output between terminals A and B and the output between terminals B and C are first input to the detection circuit and voltage-converted to DC output.
- the configuration may be reversed. However, in this case, if there is a waveform deviation, an accurate differential DC output cannot be obtained.
- the position detecting means 19 is constituted by the driving coils 6 and 7 as driving means and the position detecting coils 17 and 18 provided opposite to the driving coils 6 and 7.
- the position detecting means 19 may be constituted only by the driving coils 6 and 7 without using the coils 17 and 18. That is, an intermediate tap may be provided between the drive coils 6 and 7, and the position may be detected by an output from the intermediate tap !.
- the detection result of the AC component accompanying the change in the inductance of each of the drive coils 6 and 7 can be regarded as the impedance at each position of the movable body 2 in the X direction. Therefore, if a high frequency is applied to each of the drive coils 6 and 7, the detection signal can be accurately detected. Wear. With this configuration, since the drive coils 6 and 7 can be used as the position detecting means 19, it is possible to further reduce the size of the optical switch device 1 as a new member is not required as the position detecting means 19.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view when another optical switch device to which the present invention is applied is cut at a position corresponding to the A-line in FIG. 2 (a).
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the optical switch body mounted on the front half of another optical switch device to which the present invention is applied, with the pressing member removed, as viewed obliquely from the rear.
- the optical switch device according to the present embodiment is different from the optical switch device according to the first embodiment only in that the optical switch device does not include a position detection coil.
- the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. It is common to such an optical switch device. Therefore, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their detailed description is omitted.
- the optical switch device 1 of the present embodiment also has a movable body 2 on which a prism mirror 10 is mounted in the front half of the optical switch device 1 as in the first embodiment.
- the movable body 2 has a fixed-side member 13 that is supported by a total of four suspension wires 4 so as to be movable in the X and Y directions, and a magnetic drive circuit that drives the movable body 2 in the X and Y directions. .
- the four suspension wires 4 are tungsten wires made of tungsten or a tungsten alloy with a V ⁇ deviation.
- Tungsten has a high melting point of 3387 ° C, which is quite high among metals, so it has high creep resistance.
- Tungsten has an electrical resistivity of 5 ⁇ 'cm, which is lower than that of beryllium copper or the like.
- four suspension wires 4 are energized, but four or more suspension wires may be used if necessary, or less than four!
- the clamp mechanism 40 includes a plate-shaped pressing member 41 for urging the movable body 2 and fixing the movable body 2 to the fixed side member 13, A torsion spring 60 that constantly biases the body 2 toward the fixed-side member 13 and a clamp magnetic drive circuit 45 that drives the pressing member 41 are provided.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a movable body and a fixed-side member and a state of a suspension wire when performing an operation of switching an optical waveguide in an optical switch device to which the present invention is applied.
- the movable body 2 is urged toward the fixed side member 13 by the pressing member 41 to be fixed.
- the V-shaped grooves 30, 31 formed on the lower surface 11a of the prism mirror mounting portion 11 and the upper surface 15a of the fixing portion 15 are engaged.
- the suspension wire 4 bends in the X direction and in the X direction.
- the drive coils 6 and 7 are energized to move the movable body 2 in the X direction as shown in FIG. 7 (c).
- the suspension wire 4 bends in the X direction as the movable body 2 moves in the X direction.
- the energization of the drive coil 5 is stopped, and the movable 2 sinks down in the Y direction.
- the power supply to the drive coils 6 and 7 is stopped. Thereby, the switching operation of the optical waveguide is completed. Therefore, the light that has entered the prism mirror 10 from the incident side optical fiber 20 is emitted to a predetermined output side optical fiber 21 via the prism mirror 10.
- the movable body 2 is in a clamped state in which the movable body 2 is urged toward the fixed side member 13 by the pressing member 41 and is fixed, so that the suspension wire 4 is bent in the Y direction.
- a radius in the X direction is generated by moving the movable body 2 in the X direction.
- a tungsten wire is used as the suspension wire 4.
- Tungsten has a higher melting point than beryllium copper, so it has high creep resistance. Therefore, as a result of using the optical switch device 1 in a high-temperature atmosphere of 80 ° C or higher, even if the suspension wire 4 is continuously stressed under such a temperature condition, the creep deformation of the suspension wire 4 is prevented. be able to. Therefore, since the prism mirror 10 is not inadvertently displaced, the optical switch device 1 in which the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide is stable can be realized. Further, as a mechanism for compensating for the creep deformation of the suspension wire 4, there is no need to add a detecting means for detecting the position of the prism mirror 10, so that the size of the apparatus can be reduced.
- Tungsten forming the suspension wire 4 has a higher melting point and a lower electrical resistivity than beryllium copper. Therefore, when the suspension wire 4 made of tungsten is used as a power supply wire to the drive coils 5 and 6, low power consumption can be realized.
- the movable body 2 is supported by the fixed member 13 so as to be movable in the Y direction.
- the unclamping state force that releases the movable body 2 also moves the movable body 2 in the Y direction, and
- the clamp mechanism 40 includes a pressing member 41 that switches to a clamp state pressed and fixed to the device 13, and a clamping magnetic drive circuit 45 that drives the pressing member 41. For this reason, it is pressed and fixed to the fixed member side 13 by the clamp mechanism 40. Therefore, even if vibration is transmitted from the outside, the movable body 2 has a stable light emission position that does not shift in the X direction. high.
- the state in which stress is applied to the suspension wire 4 may be continued for a long time, but in this embodiment, a tungsten wire is used as the suspension wire 4! Therefore, no creep deformation occurs in the suspension wire 4 even under such conditions.
- tungsten alloy When a tungsten alloy is used as a material of the suspension wire 4, copper tungsten, silver tungsten, or the like is used as the tantalum alloy.
- the optical switch device to which the present invention is applied has a position detecting means for detecting the position of the movable body, the result of detecting the position of the movable body can be fed back. Therefore, even if the movable body is displaced due to creep of the suspension wire or the like, the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide can be reliably coupled.
- tungsten has excellent creep resistance. Therefore, even if the state where stress is applied to the suspension wire in a high-temperature atmosphere is continued for a long time, This prevents creep deformation of the suspension wire. Therefore, since the position of the light reflecting member can be controlled with high accuracy, a switch device in which the coupling state between the input optical waveguide and the desired output optical waveguide is stabilized can be realized.
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