TY - GEN
T1 - Enabling devices using microElectroMechanical System (MEMS) technology for optical networking
AU - Marom, Dan M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Abstract: Optical communication systems are the premier conduit for providing broadband data across continents, nations, cities, neighborhoods, and are now starting to penetrate into private homes. This spectacular achievement is the culmination of years of research and development efforts in diverse fields. Recently we are witnessing the evolution of these communication systems towards optical networking. The advent of optical networking has been enabled by a suite of complementary optical subsystems that are pivotal to the operation and management of these networks. These optical microsystems directly interact with the optical signal and-through functionality afforded by design-are able to filter, switch, attenuate, and adapt the optical communication channels carried by the network. In this talk I will review a sampling of these enabling devices and focus on the MEMS technology required for its implementation.
AB - Abstract: Optical communication systems are the premier conduit for providing broadband data across continents, nations, cities, neighborhoods, and are now starting to penetrate into private homes. This spectacular achievement is the culmination of years of research and development efforts in diverse fields. Recently we are witnessing the evolution of these communication systems towards optical networking. The advent of optical networking has been enabled by a suite of complementary optical subsystems that are pivotal to the operation and management of these networks. These optical microsystems directly interact with the optical signal and-through functionality afforded by design-are able to filter, switch, attenuate, and adapt the optical communication channels carried by the network. In this talk I will review a sampling of these enabling devices and focus on the MEMS technology required for its implementation.
KW - MEMS
KW - Optical networking
KW - Wavelength-selective switches
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=62449268856&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.55.145
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.55.145
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AN - SCOPUS:62449268856
SN - 9783908158127
T3 - CIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics
SP - 145
EP - 149
BT - CIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Optics, CIMTEC 2008
Y2 - 8 June 2008 through 13 June 2008
ER -