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Article comprising a light-actuated micromechanical photonic switch
Article comprising a light-actuated micromechanical photonic switch
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An article comprising a light-actuated photonic switch is disclosed. The light-actuated photonic switch advantageously includes a photogenerator that powers a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) switch having very low voltage requirements. The MEMS switch is operable to move a reflector into or out of a path of an optical signal travelling between two waveguides. Since the MEMS switch has such low voltage requirements, a long wave photogenerator, which generates relatively low voltages, can be used. As long wavelength light experiences relatively little attenuation in optical fiber, active lightwave circuits incorporating the present light-actuated photonic switch can have very long fiber runs to remote nodes.
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