Switching of light by the use of opto-mechanical micro devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3573, Issue , 1998, Pages 364-369

  Goering, Roif ^a   Gloeckner, Steffen ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam deflection; Fiber optic switches; Microlens arrays; Microoptics; Microprisms; Miniaturized actuators; Piezoelectric actuators; Variable attenuators

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOMECHANICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

BEAM DEFLECTION; FIBER OPTIC SWITCHES; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; MICROPRISMS; VARIABLE ATTENUATORS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 85076753627     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324543     Document Type: Conference Paper

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