• DocumentCode
    2920844
  • Title

    Performance of large scale MEMS-based optical crossconnect switches

  • Author

    Kim, Jungsang ; Papazian, Armen R. ; Frahm, Robert E. ; Gates, John V.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-14 Nov. 2002
  • Firstpage
    411
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. It has been demonstrated that large-scale transparent optical switches can be built using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. An added advantage of transparent switches is that the switching function is independent of data rate and data format. In this paper, we discuss a three-dimensional MEMS optical crossconnect (OXC) switch fabric, with a focus on the optical performance.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; microswitches; photonic switching systems; connection loss distribution; large scale MEMS-based optical crossconnect switches; large-scale transparent optical switches; micro-electro-mechanical systems technology; optical performance; switching function; three-dimensional MEMS OXC switch fabric; Communication switching; Fabrics; High speed optical techniques; Large-scale systems; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical losses; Optical network units; Optical switches; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7500-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159353
  • Filename
    1159353