• 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