Scalable optical cross-connect switch using micromachined mirrors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 882-884

  Hagelin, Paul M ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Uma ^b   Heritage, Jonathan P ^b   Solgaard, Olav ^c  

^a C Speed Corporation   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CROSSTALK; INSERTION LOSSES; LASER BEAMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LASER BEAM STEERING; MICROMACHINED MIRROR; MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH CHANNEL; OPTICAL CROSS CONNECT SWITCH; OPTICAL FIBER SWITCHES;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0034226734     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.853535     Document Type: Article

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