FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - FIBRE OPTIC SPATIAL SWITCHES - PART 1: GENERIC SPECIFICATION
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Requirements<br>Annex A (informative) - Example of magneto-optic <br> effect (MO) switch technologies<br>Annex B (informative) - Example of mechanical switch <br> technologies <br>Annex C (informative) - Example of micro-electromechanical <br> system (MEMS) switch technologies<br>Annex D (informative) - Example of thermo-optic effect <br> (TO) technologies<br>Annex E (informative) - Summary of definitions on switching <br> time<br>Bibliography
Pertains to fibre optic switches possessing all of the following general features: - they are passive in that they contain no optoelectronic or other transducing elements; - they have one or more ports for the transmission of optical power and two or more states in which power may be routed or blocked between these ports; - the ports are optical fibres or fibre optic connectors.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 86 |
