Title :
Optical MEMS for photonic switching
Author :
Tsuda, Toshitaka ; Yano, Mitsuhiro
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
Optical communication system is moving from WDM pipe to photonic network, where optical switching is requested as key functionality. This presentation reviews the current trend of photonic network, and how MEMS optical switch is being deployed, with some explanation of our optical MEMS switch.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical fibre communication; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; MEMS; WDM; photonic network; photonic switching; Communication switching; Internet; Investments; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547874
