Author_Institution :
MIT & Polychromix, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Dynamic MEMS devices offer a variety of potential solutions for management of DWDM networks. This paper examines such issues as degrees of freedom of motion, speed, and sensitivity to shock and vibration, with examples.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; optical fibre networks; vibrations; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM network management; dynamic MEMS devices; shock sensitivity; vibration sensitivity; Equations; Face detection; Insertion loss; Lenses; Loss measurement; Micromechanical devices; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Propagation losses; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248286
