Self-Holding optical waveguide switch controlled by micromechanisms

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E80-C, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 274-278

  Makihara, Mitsuhiro ^a   Shimokawa, Fusao ^a   Nishida, Yasuhide ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bistable; Electromagnetic actuator; Interfacial tension; Optical switch; Self holding

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CAPILLARY FLOW; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL FIBERS; SURFACE TENSION; SWITCHING THEORY; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

OPTICAL INTERMODULE CONNECTIONS; WAVEGUIDE MATRIX;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0031072129     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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