DocumentCode
274516
Title
D-fibre optical space switch employing electrostatic fields
Author
Cassidy, S.A. ; Yennadhiou, P.
Author_Institution
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fYear
1988
fDate
11-15 Sep 1988
Firstpage
276
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location
Brighton
Type
conf
Filename
93576
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