Optimizing POF/PCF based optical switch for indoor LAN

• Main Authors: Bhuiyan, Md. Moinul Islam, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, Ahmed, Sayem, Bhuiyan, Munira, Kajihara, Masanori
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TA1501 Applied optics. Lasers
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33348/1/2118_Optimizing_POFPCF_Based_Optical_Switch_for_Indoor_LAN.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33348/2/ICOM13_Programme_Book.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33348/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icom2013/13/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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 tes...