Title :
Two dimensional digital micromirror device-based 2×2 fiber-optic switch array
Author :
Riza, Nabeel A. ; Sumriddetchkajorn, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a novel digital micromirror device (DMD)-based 2×2 fiber-optic switch array system. The Texas Instrument 2D DMD has half a million micromirrors; each micromirror is 16 μm×16 μm and pixel pitch is 17 μm. It has two states of operation (+10° and -10°) with a 15 μs switching speed and ~62% optical efficiency. Several micromirrors called a macro-pixel can be used to control an optical beam that travels to the +10° or 10° path
Keywords :
micro-optics; mirrors; optical arrays; optical fibres; optical switches; 15 mus; 62 percent; fiber optic switch array; two-dimensional digital micromirror device; High speed optical techniques; Micromirrors; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739789
