1. Performance of an Optical Switch Based on 3-D MEMS Crossconnect
- Author
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Jungsang Kim, Carl J. Nuzman, P. Phanaphat, A. Olkhovets, M. Kozhevnikov, C. Lichtenwalner, and Dong-Jae Shin
- Subjects
Engineering ,business.industry ,Synchronous optical networking ,Optical cross-connect ,Mesh networking ,Optical switch ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Control system ,Systems architecture ,Electronic engineering ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Crossbar switch ,Crossover switch ,business - Abstract
We demonstrate a fully functional microelectromechanical system-based optical crossconnect switch with advanced close-loop feedback control architecture for the mirrors. The system architecture was designed for handling multiple connections in parallel. The switch features rapid restoration of multiple connections at the switching element level opening up the path to synchronous optical network-like performance for mesh networks, and power equalization capability for each port.
- Published
- 2004