Low-port-count MEMS switches provide metro potential

Authors
Rebello, J Olson, A Zhang, N
Citation
J. Rebello et al., Low-port-count MEMS switches provide metro potential, LASER FOC W, 2001, pp. 101
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
LASER FOCUS WORLD
ISSN journal
10438092 → ACNP
Year of publication
2001
Supplement
S
Database
ISI
SICI code
1043-8092(200108):<101:LMSPMP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
While large-scale matrix, all-optical switches are vital to overall network performance, low-port-count switches are an economical and reliable means of providing many switching functions. Microelectromechanical 1 x 2 and 2 x 2 switches have advantages in terms of cost, size, and power consumption.