Novel process-insensitive latchable 2 × 2 optical cross connector for single- and multimode optical MEMS fiber switches

Author

Noell, W. ; Clerc, P.-A. ; Duport, F. ; Marxer, C. ; de Rooij, N.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microtechnol., Neuchatel Univ., Switzerland

fYear

2003

fDate

18-21 Aug. 2003

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

50

Abstract

A novel design of a process-insensitive latchable 2 × 2 optical cross connector for single- and multimode optical MEMS fiber switches is proposed. This design utilizes suspension beams with integrated springs to provide stable positioning and process independence. The ANSYS simulation of the required force versus the displacement shows that the latching force is only 27 μN, and the return force is only 6 μN.

Keywords

integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; microswitches; optical design techniques; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; optical switches; ANSYS simulation; integrated springs; latchable 2 × 2 optical cross connector; latching force; multimode fiber switches; optical MEMS fiber switches; process-insensitive optical cross connector; single-mode fiber switches; suspension beams; Connectors; Fasteners; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Shape; Springs; Telecommunication switching; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical MEMS, 2003 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7830-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OMEMS.2003.1233461

Filename

1233461