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
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