Title :
Performance of large scale MEMS-based optical crossconnect switches
Author :
Kim, Jungsang ; Papazian, Armen R. ; Frahm, Robert E. ; Gates, John V.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. It has been demonstrated that large-scale transparent optical switches can be built using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. An added advantage of transparent switches is that the switching function is independent of data rate and data format. In this paper, we discuss a three-dimensional MEMS optical crossconnect (OXC) switch fabric, with a focus on the optical performance.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microswitches; photonic switching systems; connection loss distribution; large scale MEMS-based optical crossconnect switches; large-scale transparent optical switches; micro-electro-mechanical systems technology; optical performance; switching function; three-dimensional MEMS OXC switch fabric; Communication switching; Fabrics; High speed optical techniques; Large-scale systems; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical losses; Optical network units; Optical switches; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159353
