Title :
Micromechanical fiber switch arrays on silicon
Author :
Kopka, Peter ; Hoffmann, Martin ; Voges, Edgar
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Bistable micromechanical(1×2) and (1×4) fibre switches with insertion loss <1 dB and cross talk <-60 dB have been developed. Switches and switch arrays can be batch fabricated with standard semiconductor technologies on (100) or (110) silicon
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical switches; semiconductor switches; semiconductor technology; silicon; (100) silicon; (110) silicon; 1 dB; Si; Si micromechanical fiber switch arrays; bistable micromechanical (1×2) fibre switches; bistable micromechanical (1×4) fibre switches; cross talk; insertion loss; optical fabrication; standard semiconductor technologies; switch arrays; Clamps; Communication switching; Micromechanical devices; Optical arrays; Optical bistability; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732424
