Compact latching-type single-mode-fiber switches fabricated by a fiber-micromachining technique and their practical applications

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-45

  Nagaoka, Shinji ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Micromachining; Micropipe; Optical switch; Single mode fiber

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; MACHINING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; METALLIZING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL TESTING; PERMANENT MAGNETS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MICROPIPES; SINGLE-MODE FIBER (SMF) SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032636866     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.748103     Document Type: Article

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