SURFACE-MICROMACHINED FREE-SPACE FIBEROPTIC SWITCHES

被引:27
作者
LEE, SS
LIN, LY
WU, MC
机构
[1] UCLA, Electrical Engineering Department, 66-147D Engineering IV, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1594
关键词
MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL SWITCHES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950987
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel 2 X 2 free-space fibre-optic switch has been fabricated using surface-micromachining technology. The switch is monolithically patterned on the Si substrate. With this approach, the switch can be made compact, light weight and low cost. In addition, it is potentially integrable with other micro-optical elements and interface electronics. The switch is attractive for fibre-optic local area network applications.
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页码:1481 / 1482
页数:2
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