DocumentCode
452131
Title
Optical MEMS in Optical Networks
Author
Ryf, Roland
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Subsyst. Res., Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ
Volume
1
fYear
2002
fDate
8-12 Sept. 2002
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
32
Abstract
This study investigates optical micromachines, which are positioned as an enabling technology for the next generation of optical line systems. This work also discusses the MEMS-based optical crossconnect as a scalable platform that enables the next generation of mesh-based network architectures
Keywords
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; mesh-based network architectures; optical MEMS; optical crossconnect; optical line systems; optical micromachines; optical networks; scalable platform;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN
87-90974-63-8
Type
conf
Filename
1600912
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