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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2003
Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Ho Bun Chan, Summit, NJ (US);
Dan Fuchs, Summit, NJ (US);
Dennis S. Greywall, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Maria E. Simon, New Providence, NJ (US);
Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Ho Bun Chan, Summit, NJ (US);
Dan Fuchs, Summit, NJ (US);
Dennis S. Greywall, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Maria E. Simon, New Providence, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A waveguide/MEMS switch adapted to redirect optical signals between output ports based on a phase shift change generated by motion of one or more movable MEMS mirrors incorporated therein. Advantageously, such a switch has a relatively high switching speed and low power consumption. A switch according to one embodiment of the invention includes a planar waveguide device and a planar MEMS device. The MEMS device implements in-plane (i.e., parallel to the plane of that device) translation of the mirrors. As a result, in certain embodiments of the switch, the waveguide and MEMS devices are connected into a compact planar assembly.