Opportunities and challenges for MEMS in lightwave communications

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 163-172

  Lin, Lih Y ^a,b   Goldstein, Evan L ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Tellium Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical cross connect (OXC); Optical MEMS; Optical switch; Polarization controller; Wavelength add drop multiplexer (WADM)

Indexed keywords

LIGHTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS; WAVELENGTH ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXERS (WADM);

LASER TUNING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036252964     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.991412     Document Type: Article

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