Title :
All-silicon bistable micromechanical fibre switches
Author :
Hoffmann, M. ; Kopka, P. ; Gross, T. ; Voges, E.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
fDate :
1/22/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
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 crosstalk is below -60 dB
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micromechanical devices; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical switches; silicon; 1.5 W; 10 ms; 5 dB; Si; V-groove clamp; bistable micromechanical fibre switches; crosstalk; fibre optical 1×2 switch; insertion loss; power consumption; singlemode fibres; thermal actuators;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980145
