Scaling laws for MEMS mirror-rotation optical cross connect switches

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1084-1094

  Syms, Richard R A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MEMS; MOEMS; Optical switching

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN BEAM; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL TORSION MIRROR; OPTICAL CROSS CONNECT SWITCH; OPTICAL PATH LENGTH;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTEGRATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0036630658     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.800339     Document Type: Article

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