A novel approach to low-cost optical fiber switches

2003 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Optical MEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 141-142

  Herding, M ^a   Richardt, F ^a   Woias, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrodes; Electrostatics; Fabrication; Optical design; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Telecommunication switching; Thermal force; Voltage

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FABRICATION; FIBERS; MOEMS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; OPERATION VOLTAGE; OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER SWITCHES; SELF ALIGNMENT; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; SWITCHING TIME; THERMAL FORCES;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 51349099617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OMEMS.2003.1233506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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