• DocumentCode
    1874814
  • Title

    Development of MEMS-based optical surge suppressor

  • Author

    Hirata, Takaomi ; Mitama, Ichiro ; Abe, Masabiro ; Makita, Kikuo ; Shiba, Kazuhiro ; Hane, Kazuhiro ; Sasaki, Minoru

  • Author_Institution
    Res. & Dev. Center, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    A MEMS-based optical surge suppressor is proposed. The device consists of MEMS-shutter and photovoltaic detector that triggers the shutter through in-line monitoring of surge light around power level of 10dBm with insertion loss of 1.5dB.
  • Keywords
    micromechanical devices; optical fibre subscriber loops; photodetectors; surge protection; telecommunication security; MEMS shutter; MEMS-based optical surge suppressor; in-line monitoring; photovoltaic detector; surge light; Biomedical optical imaging; Detectors; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Surge protection; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192912
  • Filename
    1501449