Micromechanical optical switches based on thermocapillary integrated in waveguide substrate

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-18

  Makihara, Mistuhiro ^a   Sato, Makoto ^a   Shimokawa, Fusao ^a   Nishida, Yasuhide ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

MICROMECHANICAL OPTICAL SWITCHES; THERMOCAPILLARY;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032805135     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.737415     Document Type: Article

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