Title :
Development of MEMS-based optical surge suppressor
Author :
Hirata, Takaomi ; Mitama, Ichiro ; Abe, Masabiro ; Makita, Kikuo ; Shiba, Kazuhiro ; Hane, Kazuhiro ; Sasaki, Minoru
Author_Institution :
Res. & Dev. Center, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A MEMS-based optical surge suppressor is proposed. The device consists of MEMS-shutter and photovoltaic detector that triggers the shutter through in-line monitoring of surge light around power level of 10dBm with insertion loss of 1.5dB.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; optical fibre subscriber loops; photodetectors; surge protection; telecommunication security; MEMS shutter; MEMS-based optical surge suppressor; in-line monitoring; photovoltaic detector; surge light; Biomedical optical imaging; Detectors; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Surge protection; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192912
