Optical Switches
MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching
The MEMS 1×8 Latching Type Series Fiber Optic Switch connects optical channels by redirecting incoming optical signals into selected output fibers. This is achieved using a patent pending MEMS configuration and activated via an electrical control signal. It uniquely features rugged thermal activated micro-mirror movement instead of rotation. This novel design significantly reduces packaging requirement and simplifies driving electronics, offering unprecedented high stability as well as an unmatched low cost.
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Prefix: MESM · Type: 1x5 · Wavelength: 1060 · Switch: Latching · Package: Standard · Fiber Type: SMF-28 · Fiber Cover: 900 um tube · Fiber Length: 1.0m · Connector: None
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Integration and compatibility
Use these checks to connect MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
- Optical interface and fiber
- Fiber Type: SMF-28, PM1550, PM1310, Hi1060, PM980, Hi780, PM850 · Fiber Cover: 900 um tube
- Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
- Wavelength and loss budget
- Wavelength: 1060, 1310, 1550, 850
- Check the Optical Switches passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
Technical FAQ
Integration questions for MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching
Which fiber and connector does the MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching use?
Fiber Type: SMF-28, PM1550, PM1310, Hi1060, PM980, Hi780, PM850 · Fiber Cover: 900 um tube. Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
How should the MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching be included in an optical power budget?
Wavelength: 1060, 1310, 1550, 850. Check the Optical Switches passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
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