ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
This paper describes a new optical switching concept using the deflection of apiezoelectric tube manufactured by an electrophoretic deposition process. A prototype opticalswitch has been assembled and some of the performance characteristics have been measured, suchas an insertion loss of 0.9dB, crosstalk of -47dB and switching speed from 5-15ms. The system formeasuring deflection has been custom-designed and built with a measurement accuracy of 1μm.Future work involves the improvement of the piezoelectric tube performance characteristics andcombining all switching components in one case so that the switch can be tested in a real networkenvironment
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/55/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.352.271.pdf
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