DocumentCode
1256366
Title
All-silicon bistable micromechanical fibre switches
Author
Hoffmann, M. ; Kopka, P. ; Gross, T. ; Voges, E.
Author_Institution
Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
Volume
34
Issue
2
fYear
1998
fDate
1/22/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
207
Lastpage
208
Abstract
A fibre optical 1×2 switch based on Si-micromechanics for singlemode fibres is presented. For bistable operation, the input fibre is switched and fixed in a V-groove clamp using thermal actuators. The power consumption during switching is 1.5 W for several 10 ms, the insertion loss achieved so far is 5 dB and the crosstalk is below -60 dB
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; micromechanical devices; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical switches; silicon; 1.5 W; 10 ms; 5 dB; Si; V-groove clamp; bistable micromechanical fibre switches; crosstalk; fibre optical 1×2 switch; insertion loss; power consumption; singlemode fibres; thermal actuators;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19980145
Filename
653204
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