DocumentCode
452578
Title
Interference-based MEMS/waveguide wavelength-selective cross-connect
Author
Fuchs, Dan T. ; Doerr, Chris R. ; Aksyuk, A. ; Simon, E. ; Pafchek, R. ; Stulz, L.W.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ
Volume
5
fYear
2002
fDate
8-12 Sept. 2002
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A 16-channel wavelength selective cross-connect is demonstrated using planar waveguides and MEMS piston-mirrors. Compared to thermooptic switching, inter-switch crosstalk and power consumption are eliminated
Keywords
micromechanical devices; micromirrors; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; MEMS; interference; interswitch crosstalk; piston-mirrors; planar waveguides; thermooptic switching; wavelength-selective cross-connect;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN
87-90974-63-8
Type
conf
Filename
1601402
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