Title :
Compact 1/spl times/8 MEMS optical switches using planar lightwave circuits
Author :
Chi, Chao-Hsi ; Yao, Jin ; Tsai, Jui-che ; Wu, Ming C. ; Okamoto, Katsunari
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A compact 1/spl times/8 optical switch is realized by directly butt-coupling a MEMS mirror to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). A cylindrical microlens is microfabricated on PLC to reduce diffraction loss. A fiber-to-fiber loss of 6.3 dB is measured.
Keywords :
microlenses; micromirrors; microswitches; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical switches; 6.3 dB; MEMS; butt-coupling; cylindrical microlens; diffraction loss; fiber-to-fiber loss measurement; microfabrication; mirror; optical switches; planar lightwave circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
