Digital MEMS for optical switching

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 88-95

  De Dobbelaere, Peter ^a   Falta, Ken ^a   Fan, Li ^a   Gloeckner, Steffen ^a   Patra, Susant ^a  

^a OMM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SWITCHING;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; RELIABILITY; TUNING;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0036502929     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/35.989763     Document Type: Article

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