An intracavity array of individually controlled microelectromechanical system scanning micromirrors was used to actively Q-switch a single side-pumped Nd:YAG gain medium. Two equal power independent laser outputs were simultaneously obtained by separate actuation of two adjacent micromirrors with a combined average output power of 125 mW. Pulse durations of 28 ns FWHM at 8.7 kHz repetition freq...

A novel Dynamically Reconfigurable Optical Packet Switch (DROPS) that combines both spectral and spatial switching capabilities is proposed and experimentally demonstrated for the first time. Compared with an Arrayed Waveguide Grating Router (AWGR), the added spatial switching capability provided by the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) enables dynamically reconfigurable routing that is not...

This work reports on the fabrication process and measurements of a novel radio frequency microelectromechanical system (RF MEMS) capacitive shunt switch prototype with a mechanically unconstrained armature. The prototype is fabricated in a low cost process based on a printed circuit board (PCB) bonded to a glass slide. The minimum actuation voltage (Vact) of the prototype is 93V, with a switchi...

We design and implement an optical slot switching network for bulk content transfer. To realize the slot switching network, we employ the generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) extension protocol to reserve and release slots dynamically according to the application. We use optical switches as relay points in the slot switching network, and we employ a 10 ns highspeed Pb,La Zr,Ti O3 (...

Abstract - This paper presents a new design of microwave microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) phase shifter for dual band wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. A bit is designed which product a constant phase shift of 11.25° by switching between two line that consist of 12 and 6 unitcells in each frequency band. A unitcell is constructed by gold membrane suspended over the coplanar ...

Introduction: Multi-throw switches are widely used in microwave circuits for switch matrices and true-time-delay phase shifting applications. Traditionally, the multi-throw switch uses GaAs MESFETs and pin diodes to perform its switching function. It exhibits good performances at low frequencies, but deteriorates in the high frequency range beyond 1 GHz [1]. On the other hand, the monolithic mi...

This paper reports on the design, fabrication, and testing of a low-actuation voltage Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switch for high-frequency applications. The mechanical design of low spring-constant folded-suspension beams is presented first, and switches using these beams are demonstrated with measured actuation voltages of as low as 6 V. Furthermore, common nonidealities such as res...

Efficient control of RF MEMS switches is a very important issue as it is correlated to main failure mechanisms/modes such as the impact force and bouncing phenomena which degrade their dynamic performance and longevity. This paper presents the control of a specific ohmic RF MEMS switches under three different actuation modes, a tailored pulse optimization method based on Taguchi’s technique (vo...