• DocumentCode
    1849229
  • Title

    Recent trends in optical MEMS for telecommunication applications

  • Author

    Khalil, Diaa

  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    38111
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    Recent progress in the development of the optical micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) is reviewed with emphasis on their applications in the field of telecommunications. Both the scientific and the industrial aspects of the components are considered. Different structures are reported and, when necessary, briefly explained showing the main difficulties in development as well as state of the art performance. The possibility of industrialization has gained special interest in our discussion.
  • Keywords
    micromachining; micromechanical devices; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical switches; industrial aspects; industrialization; optical MEMS; optical micro-electro-mechanical systems; scientific aspects; telecommunication applications; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics and Its Application, 2004. The Fourth Workshop on
  • Print_ISBN
    977-5031-78-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PAIA.2004.1353817
  • Filename
    1353817