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"url": "https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/MULTI_PORT_SOLUTION_FOR_EFFICIENT_LOW_COST_OPTICAL_SWITCHES/738054",
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"name": "MULTI-PORT SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT, LOW-COST OPTICAL SWITCHES",
"author": {
"name": "Devin Berg",
"givenName": "Devin",
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"description": "Abstract Optical switches offer a promising solution for routing optical-fiber based signals which are popular within the telecommunications industry. The project presented here investigated the possibility of utilizing a large displacement electrostatic comb-drive actuator to permit a single input signal to be routed to one of multiple output optical ports. A review of the literature revealed several solution possibilities that have been explored in the past; however, the majority of the multi-port solutions use complicated actuator arrays to achieve the necessary routing capability. By using a single degree of freedom system, the complexity of both the manufacturing process as well as the control method for the final system can be simplified. Presented here is a novel design for an optical switch including the fabrication process, mask layout, and packaging method necessary to realize this design as a real world application. A review of MEMS technology as applied to optical switches and a proposal for a new design.",
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"keywords": "Mechanical Engineering, FOS: Mechanical engineering, FOS: Mechanical engineering",
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"dateCreated": "2013-07-03",
"datePublished": "2013",
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