Angular-precision enhancement in free-space micromachined optical switches

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1253-1255

  Lin, Lih Y ^a   Goldstein, Evan L ^a   Tkach, Robert W ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

OPTICAL COUPLING;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0033204475     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.789708     Document Type: Article

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