Solid state optical space switches for network cross-connect and protection applications

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-130

  Tumolillo Jr , Thomas A ^a,b,c,d   Donckers, Marc ^a,e,f   Horsthuis, Winfried H G ^a,g,h,i  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d U S ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND   (United States)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^h Department of Physical Chemistry

ⁱ Photonic Polymers R and D Program

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER BASED PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; SOLID STATE OPTICAL SPACE SWITCHES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMERS; SOLID STATE DEVICES; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031076029     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/35.565677     Document Type: Article

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