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24 September 1997 Miniaturized fiber optic switches for optical metrology and optical communication
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Abstract
The utilization of micro-optical components in systems for optical beam deflection and modulation offers the possibility for realization of miniaturized switches and scanners. As the required displacement of the micro-optical components for efficient beam manipulation is quite small, high speed actuators with small electrical power consumption can be used. We present micro-optical configurations and discuss their potential for the creation of different types of miniaturized switches. The combination of micro-optical components already available and semiclassical piezoelectric actuators leads to new types of switching and modulation systems for a very broad spectrum of applications.
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Rolf Goering, Steffen Gloeckner, Bernt Goetz, and Andreas Rose "Miniaturized fiber optic switches for optical metrology and optical communication", Proc. SPIE 3099, Micro-optical Technologies for Measurement, Sensors, and Microsystems II and Optical Fiber Sensor Technologies and Applications, (24 September 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281221
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KEYWORDS
Actuators

Switches

Switching

Fiber optics

Modulation

Optical metrology

Optical communications

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