Title :
Free-space micromachined optical-switching technologies and architectures
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
As wavelength-division multiplexing transmission matures and launches the need for optical networking, free-space micromachined optical switches are emerging as promising candidates for the crossconnects such networks will need. We describe the promise of this new technology and the open questions it raises.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromachining; optical interconnections; optical switches; free-space micromachined optical switches; free-space micromachined optical switching architectures; free-space micromachined optical-switching technologies; optical crossconnects; optical networking; technology; wavelength-division multiplexing transmission; Costs; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766367
