Electronics Letters · 1998 · 27 citations · 3 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringActuatorsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsOptical FibersOptical SwitchingSilicon PhotonicsThermal ActuationThermal ActuatorsAll-optical SwitchingFiber-optic SwitchesInsertion LossMicroelectromechanical SwitchesMicromachined Switch DesignOptical SwitchesPhotonic SwitchesPower Consumption
A fibre optical 1 × 2 switch based on Si-micromechanics for singlemode fibres is presented. For bistable operation, the input fibre is switched and fixed in a V-groove clamp using thermal actuators. The power consumption during switching is 1.5 W for several 10 ms, the insertion loss achieved so far is 5 dB and the cross talk is below –60 dB.
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Micromachined 1 × 2 optical-fiber switch
Leslie Field, Diane Burriesci, P. R. Robrish et al. · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · 1996 · 66 citations