Schematic of the optical cavity with a one molecule thick layer of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) at the antinode, the point where the light field intensity is at its maximum. Credit: Deng Laboratory, ...

Highspeed fibre optic switches benefit from non-mechanical operation. They are based on electro-optic technology and are highly reliable with no moving parts and organic materials in the light path.

Solid-state high speed fibre optic switching that features fast response and ultra-high reliability - these switches are designed to meet the most demanding optical switching applications. They are ...

They contain an infrared light-emitting diode (LED) and a light receiver. Light from the LED reflects from a prism forming the tip of the device back into the light detector. With no liquid present, ...

Fig. 1. (a) Schematic of the 1x2 optical switch element based on the Ln-Si3N4 hybrid waveguide. (b) Missalignment tolerance of the evanescent coupler in the Y direction. (c) Effective index of the ...

With the proliferation of fiber-optic products containing interfaces ranging from Gigabit Ethernet to 10-Gbps SONET, the demand for optical testing capabilities is high. Unfortunately, so is the cost ...

QuickSwitch 6278 dual-channel ESCON fiber-optic network switch has two single-throw switches for on/off operation. The unit uses MEMS-based mirror switch technology and supports gigabit data rates.

This article is part of the TechXchange: Silicon Photonics. Broadcom is partnering with Tencent to accelerate the adoption of high-bandwidth co-packaged optics switches. The company said it will ...

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