Title :
Characterization of Latching 2Ã\x972 Optical Switch with Movable Polymer Waveguide
Author :
Liu, Hao-Bing ; Chollet, Franck
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We describe a novel type of optical switch based on moving waveguide. The switch is based on independently optimized latching silicon actuator and soft polymer waveguides. The actuator switching speed is measured below 0.5 ms. The coupling, bending and intersection loss of the waveguide are measured and we estimate the total insertion loss of the switch to be below 3 dB.
Keywords :
flip-flops; optical switches; optical waveguides; polymers; silicon; actuator switching speed; intersection loss; movable polymer waveguide; optical switch; optimized latching; silicon actuator; Actuators; Micromechanical devices; Optical bistability; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Springs; MEMS; latching; optical switch; polymer; waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2007. TRANSDUCERS 2007. International
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0842-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0842-3
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300589
