MEMS for telecommunication systems

Author

Kuwano, Hiroki

Author_Institution

Integrated Inf. & Energy Syst. Labs., NTT, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1996

fDate

2-4 Oct 1996

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

28

Abstract

Strategies and efforts for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies within the framework of telecommunication systems and services are described. There are two categories of MEMS applications in telecommunications. The first is in the construction, maintenance and operation of telecommunication infrastructure equipment. The second is in input/output devices, namely sensors and actuators, used in telecommunication systems, for example the telephones. The author believes MEMS technologies combined with telecommunication systems will contribute to preserving the global environment, supporting an increasingly aged society, enhancing the public welfare, and opening new business opportunities

Keywords

micromechanical devices; multimedia communication; telecommunication equipment; telecommunication switching; I/O devices; MEMS; actuators; input/output devices; micro-electromechanical systems; multimedia terminals; sensors; telecommunication infrastructure equipment; telecommunication systems; telephones; Biomedical optical imaging; High speed optical techniques; Micromechanical devices; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Petroleum; Telecommunication services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Micro Machine and Human Science, 1996., Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium

Conference_Location

Nagoya

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3596-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MHS.1996.563396

Filename

563396