Abstract
We propose a micromachined optical switch array which is suitable for integration in planar lightwave circuit. A programmable add/drop multiplexer fabricated using the micromechanical processing and silica techniques demonstrates good performances and applicability to actual optical networks.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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