Development of a Large-scale 3D MEMS Optical Switch Module

NTT Technical Review

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Johji ^a   Sawada, Renshi ^a   Uenishi, Yuji ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL-OPTICAL CONVERSION; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; FREE-SPACE OPTICS; TRAFFIC FLUCTUATIONS;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CROSSTALK; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; POLYSILICON; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TORSIONAL STRESS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 2342636441     PISSN: 13483447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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