Low insertion loss packaged and fibre connectorisedMEMS reflective optical switch

9 July 1998

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 34 (14) , 1413-1414
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19980932

Abstract

A new MEMS (micro electromechanical system) singlemode fibre optical switch is described that interposes a gold-coated silicon vane in a fibre gap to achieve 0.81 dB minimum insertion loss in the transmit state with 38–80 dB transmission isolation and a 2.15 dB return loss in the reflection state, all in the 1550 nm wavelength region. Control voltages were in the range 5 – 40 V and a switching time of 64 µs was achieved.

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