Design, reliability and qualification of photonic crossconnects based on digital MEMS

Author

de Dobbelaere, P. ; Gloeckner, S. ; Patra, S. ; Fan, L. ; Reiley, D. ; King, C. ; Yeh, T. ; Gritters, J. ; Loke, Y. ; Kruglick, E. ; Chen, R. ; Harburn, M. ; Gutierrez, S. ; Harisson, M. ; Marchand, P. ; Sharma, A. ; Vacar, D. ; Hirshkoff, J. ; Oviedo, A.

Author_Institution

OMM Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

710

Lastpage

711

Abstract

The MEMS based fiber optical switch matrix is clearly an advanced technology for medium and large port-count optical cross-connects in optical networks. Regarding expandability, performance (as integration, insertion loss, polarization dependence loss, crosstalk, uniformity, wavelength flatness, directivity, return loss) and long-term reliability (temperature storage and cycling, FIT rate) the digital MEMS based switches meet the applicable Telcordia Generic Requirements. For the first time we show that MEMS based optical switches can meet those rigorous requirements.

Keywords

micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre losses; optical switches; telecommunication network reliability; MEMS based fiber optical switch matrix; MEMS based optical switches; Telcordia Generic Requirements; crosstalk; digital MEMS; digital MEMS based switches; directivity; expandability; insertion loss; large port-count optical cross-connects; long-term reliability; optical networks; performance; photonic crossconnects; polarization dependence loss; return loss; temperature cycling; temperature storage; uniformity; wavelength flatness; Insertion loss; Micromechanical devices; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical switches; Performance loss; Qualifications; Telecommunication network reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036666

Filename

1036666