Bistable micromechanical fiber-optic switches on silicon

Author

Hoffmann, M. ; Kopka, P. ; Voges, E.

Author_Institution

Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Dortmund Univ., Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 July 1998

Abstract

The fiber-optical switch is based on silicon micromachining and standard single- or multimode fibers. It combines the low cross talk level (<-60 dB) of fiber-optical switches with the easy-to-handle fabrication techniques of silicon micromachining. The basic concept is the movement of an input fiber between two V-grooves containing the output fibers. A bistable operation is achieved by a fiber clamp.

Keywords

micro-optics; micromachining; micromechanical devices; optical bistability; optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical switches; silicon; V-grooves; bistable micromechanical fiber-optic switches; bistable operation; easy-to-handle fabrication techniques; fiber clamp; fiber-optical switch; input fiber; low cross talk level; multimode fibers; output fibers; silicon micromachining; standard single-mode fibers; Clamps; Etching; Micromechanical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4953-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1998.689717

Filename

689717