Beam-steering micromirrors for large optical cross-connects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 634-642

  Aksyuk, V A ^a   Pardo, F ^a   Carr, D ^a   Greywall, D ^a   Chan, H B ^a   Simon, M E ^a   Gasparyan, A ^a   Shea, H ^a   Lifton, V ^a   Bolle, C ^a   Arney, S ^a   Frahm, R ^a   Paczkowski, M ^a   Haueis, M ^a   Ryf, Ronald ^a   Neilson, David T ^a   Kim, J ^a   Giles, C Randy ^a   Bishop, D ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromechanical effects; Microactuators; Microassembly; Micromachining; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber switches

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROACTUATORS; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECTS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0037846482     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.811792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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