MEMS technology for optical networking applications.

MEMS technology for optical networking applications.

The explosion of the Internet has brought about an acute need for broadband communications, which can only be filled with optical networking. This in turn has resulted in an unprecedented interest in optical micro-electromechanical systems. Since the early days of fiber optics, it has been recognize...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Communications magazine 39, 1 (2001).
Main Author: Neukermans, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Internet.
MEMS technology.
MEMS-based products.
Broadband communications.
Fiber optics.
Micro-optics.
Optical micro-electromechanical systems.
Optical networking applications.
Switching fabrics.
Tunable lasers.
Variable attenuators.