Title :
Low insertion loss packaged and fibre connectorised MEMS reflective optical switch
Author :
Aksyuk, V. ; Barber, B. ; Giles, C.R. ; Ruel, R. ; Stulz, L. ; Bishop, D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/9/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new MEMS (micro electromechanical system) singlemode fibre optical switch is described that interposes a gold-coated silicon vane in a fibre gap to achieve 0.81 dB minimum insertion loss in the transmit state with 38-80 dB transmission isolation and a 2.15 dB return loss in the reflection state, all in the 1550 nm wavelength region. Control voltages were in the range 5-40 V and a switching time of 64 μs was achieved
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; micromechanical devices; optical fibres; optical losses; 0.81 dB; 1550 nm; 2.15 dB; 5 to 40 V; 64 mus; MEMS reflective optical switch; Si; fibre connector; fibre gap; gold-coated silicon vane; insertion loss; microelectromechanical system; package; return loss; single-mode fibre optical switch; transmission isolation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980932
