Micromechanical Optical Switch Using Planar Lightwave Circuits

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 13-20

  Horino, Masaya ^a   Sato, Kazutaka ^a   Akashi, Teruhisa ^a   Furukawa, Eiji ^a   Kobayashi, Dai ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b HITACHI CABLE LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic actuator; Micromachine; Optical communication; Optical switch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037770316     PISSN: 8756663X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6432(200005)83:5<13::aid-ecjb2>3.0.co;2-h     Document Type: Article

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