• DocumentCode
    2476747
  • Title

    Low power 3D MEMS optical switches

  • Author

    Bowers, John

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    17-20 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    152
  • Lastpage
    153
  • Abstract
    Optical switching is a low power, low cost solution to the need for higher capacity switching. We review optical architectures and review interesting design aspects of 3D MEMS switches and their impact on overall switch performance.
  • Keywords
    micro-optomechanical devices; optical switches; reviews; 3D MEMS optical switches; optical switching; review; Costs; Energy efficiency; High speed optical techniques; Micromechanical devices; Optical computing; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Clearwater, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338616
  • Filename
    5338616
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2476747