Title :
D-fibre optical space switch employing electrostatic fields
Author :
Cassidy, S.A. ; Yennadhiou, P.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
An optical space switch with an extinction ratio of 54 dB has been fabricated using D-fibres. The actuation mechanism makes use of the effect of a divergent electric field on a material of high DC dielectric constant
Keywords :
electrostatic devices; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical switches; 54 dB; D-fibres; actuation mechanism; divergent electric field; electrostatic fields; extinction ratio; high DC dielectric constant; optical fibre; optical space switch;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
