• DocumentCode
    974275
  • Title

    Latching type single-mode fibre switch

  • Author

    Nagaoka, S.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    5/24/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    744
  • Lastpage
    745
  • Abstract
    A compact latching type 1*2 single-mode fibre switch employing a micro magnetic alloy pipe is described. The switch exhibits an insertion loss of 0.9 dB, driving power of 9 mW with a switching time of <6 ms, and a reproducibility of <+or-0.1 dB through 2*107 switching operations.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical switches; 0.9 dB; 6 ms; 9 mW; fibre optic transmission systems; latching type; mechanical switch; micro magnetic alloy pipe; optical measurement systems; single-mode fibre switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900486
  • Filename
    106055