DocumentCode
1843363
Title
A reflective modulator based on silicon micromechanics
Author
Valk, B.
fYear
1996
fDate
4-5 Mar 1996
Firstpage
42644
Lastpage
42647
Abstract
Many applications display a distinctly asymmetric traffic profile. Large traffic volume, for instance video data, travels in the downstream direction but only moderate bandwidth is carried in the opposite direction (service requests, telemetry, POTS). Therefore, solutions that trade reflective modulation speed for a cost advantage can be very attractive. It has been noted that a Fabry-Perot resonator fabricated in silicon micro-technology is a promising candidate to realise this cost advantage. We discuss the design and performance of a (3 Mbit/s) micro-mechanical Fabry-Perot reflective modulator
Keywords
Fabry-Perot resonators; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; silicon; 3 Mbit/s; Fabry-Perot resonator; POTS; Si; asymmetric traffic profil; bandwidth; design; micromechanical Fabry-Perot reflective modulator; performance; reflective modulation speed; reflective modulator; service requests; silicon micromechanics; silicon microtechnology; telemetry; traffic volume; video data;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical and Hybrid Access Networks, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
Ipswich
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:19960323
Filename
543083
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