Optical Switches
MEMP 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.
Configuration options
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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
Application context
Application guidance is tied to the configured wavelength, fiber interface and optical-budget fields for this family.
MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching: Optical signal routing depends on preserving the optical budget through the complete path. The 1060, 1310, 1550, 850 wavelength specification sets source and detector compatibility. The fiber/interface entry (SMF-28, PM1550, PM1310, Hi1060, PM980, Hi780, PM850) must match the connected components.
MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching: Automated fiber test depends on preserving the optical budget through the complete path. The 1060, 1310, 1550, 850 wavelength specification sets source and detector compatibility. The fiber/interface entry (SMF-28, PM1550, PM1310, Hi1060, PM980, Hi780, PM850) must match the connected components. The Latching dynamic specification sets the usable control bandwidth.
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System integration
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.
Technical FAQ
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: 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.
Share your wavelength, fiber type, connector, power handling and control requirements and we will qualify the matching configuration and part number.
Model selection
Compare MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching with the closest available models in the Optical Switches family. Confirm option-dependent values on the final configuration before ordering.
| Selection parameter | MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch - Latching (current) | MEMS 1x4 Non-latching MM Optical Switch | MEMS 1x8 Fiber Optical Switch >70dB Crosstalk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength range | 1060, 1310, 1550, 850 | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model |
| Optical performance | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model |
| Fiber type | SMF-28, PM1550, PM1310, Hi1060, PM980, Hi780, PM850 | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model |
| Connector / control | None, FC/APC, Special | Confirm for this model | Confirm for this model |
