公开(公告)号：JP2000010028A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-14

申请号：JP15369699

申请日：1999-06-01

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： AKSYUK VLADIMIR A ,  BARBER BRADLEY P ,  BISHOP DAVID J ,  GAMMEL PETER L ,  GILES RANDY C

IPC: G02B26/02 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/35 ,  G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/42

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To embody a microoptelectronic mechanical system(MOEMS) device capable of providing a silicon optical bench(SiOB) device with a switching function to avert many of the performance threhoslds of an interferometer switch. SOLUTION: The MOEMS device has a microoptelectronic mechanical system(MEMS) device 502, the optical bench(OB) device including a substrate 500 and at least one optical device. The OB device substrate is, for example, silicon or glass. The MEMS device 502 is capable of providing the OB device with the mechanical, electromechanical or electrical function, such as switching. The MEMS device 502 has an actuator mechanically coupled to an optical interrupter 514. This optical interrupter 514 prohibits the propagation of at least part of an incident optical signal 522.