Small-tilt micromirror-device-based multiwavelength three-dimensional 2×2 fiber optic switch structures

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 379-386

  Riza, Nabeel A ^a   Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDE CIRCULATORS;

FIBER OPTIC SWITCH; OPTICAL COHERENT CROSSTALK; SMALL TILT MICROMIRROR;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0033880557     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602374     Document Type: Article

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