A MEMS optical switch made with multimode, 50 µm core fiber is now available in a single fiber-optic switch device. Its compact, 25 × 16 × 8.5 mm housing consumes less than 170 mW of electrical power. Port count can be specified from 1 × 2 to 1 × 8, and can be controlled via either TTL or I2C. Other configurations and special fiber types are also available.
DiCon Fiberoptics
Richmond, CA
www.diconfiberoptics.com
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PRESS RELEASE
DiCon Fiberoptics Announces 1×8 50um Multi-mode Optical Switch in a Single Device
DiCon Fiberoptics is pleased to announce that a MEMS optical switch made with multimode 50um core fiber is now available with a port count of up to 1×8 in a single fiber optic switch device. This allows multi-mode optical switch systems requiring higher port counts, primarily used in military and defense applications, to be reduced in overall weight, size, and power requirements.
“As weight, space, and power consumption are critical features in military systems, the higher port count of our multi-mode MEMS 1×8 fiber optic switch will give some of our military and defense customers a lighter, more compact solution,” said Robert Schleicher, the Vice President of Product Development. “We can offer these as OEM components, build them into compact switch modules that incorporate a small number of switches, or integrate them into complete military grade solutions. Typical applications include secure switching or video distribution.”
DiCon’s MEMS technology, as featured in the 1×8 multi-mode optical switch, is fully proven, with hundreds of thousands of MEMS devices shipped. Based on a platform that has been qualified to Telcordia GR-1221 (equivalent to certain methods from MIL-STD-883), these fiber optic switches have passed billions of toggling cycles and survive high levels of shock & vibration, temperature cycling, damp heat, dry heat, and other adverse conditions, making them ideal for military and avionic customers.
Packaged in a compact housing, the 1×8 optical switch is only 25mm x 16mm x 8.5mm in size and consumes less than 170mW of electrical power. The port count can be specified anywhere from 1×2 up to 1×8, and can be controlled via either TTL or I2C. In addition to the standard switch configurations, other configurations and special fiber types are also available.
For more information about the multi-mode MEMS 1×8 fiber optic switch, please visit www.diconfiberoptics.com/products/scd0122/0122e.pdf.
Posted by Lee Mather, republished for Small Times with permission from Laser Focus World