Compact and scalable three-dimensional microelectromechanical system optical switches [Invited]

Journal of Optical Networking

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-24

  Kaman, Volkan ^a   Helkey, Roger J ^a   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a Calient Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

ALL-OPTICAL NETWORKS; CROSS-CONNECTS; PENALTY-FREE;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33847302396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15365379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JON.6.000019     Document Type: Review

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