Architectural design for multistage 2-D MEMS optical switches

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 178-187

  Shen, Gangxiang ^a,b   Cheng, Tee Hiang ^a,b   Bose, Sanjay K ^a,c   Lu, Chao ^a,b   Chai, Teck Yoong ^c  

^a IEEE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Clos network; Connection pattern; Maximum loss difference between calls; Maximum power loss of calls; Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Optical cross connect (OXC)

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CROSS CONNECTS (OXC);

CROSSTALK; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ROUTERS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0036474296     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.983230     Document Type: Article

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