MOEMS - Enabling technologies for large optical cross-connects

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4561, Issue , 2001, Pages 55-65

  Chu, Patrick B ^a   Lee, Shi Sheng ^a   Park, Sangtae ^a   Tsai, Ming Ju ^a   Brener, Igal ^a   Peale, David ^a   Doran, Robert ^a   Pu, Chuan ^a  

^a Tellium Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic actuator; MEMS; Micro mirrors; Micro optics; Micromachining; Optical cross connect; Opto mechanical packaging; WDM

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECTS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0035763899     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.443075     Document Type: Article

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