Optimizing POF/PCF based optical switch for indoor LAN

Bhuiyan, Moinul and Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur and Ahmed, Sayem and Bhuiyan, Munira and Kajihara, Masanori (2013) Optimizing POF/PCF based optical switch for indoor LAN. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 (012059). ISSN 1757-8981

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Abstract

For indoor local area network (LAN) the Polymer optical fiber (POF) is mostly appropriate, because of its large core diameter and flexible material. A 1×2 optical switch for indoor LAN using POF and a shape memory alloy (SMA) coil actuator with magnetic latches was successfully fabricated and tested. To achieve switching by the movement of a POF, large displacement is necessary because the core diameter is large (e.g., 0.486mm). A SMA coil actuator is used for large displacement and a magnetic latching system is used for fixing the position of the shifted POF. The insertion loss is 0.40 to 0.50dB and crosstalk is more than 50dB without index-matching oil. Switching speed is less than 1s at a driving current of 80mA. A cycling test was performed 1.4 million times. Polymer clad fiber optical (PCF) switch also fabricated and tasted.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6801/34448
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Optical switch, Shape memory alloy, Plastic optical fibre, Indoor LAN,Magnetic latch
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1501 Applied optics. Lasers
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Moinul Bhuiyan
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2014 09:59
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2014 15:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/34448

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