High-Voltage Amplifier Design for MEMS based Switching Arrays in Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Networks

High-Voltage Amplifier Design for MEMS based Switching Arrays in Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Networks

The paper describes the design requirements of integrated high-voltage amplifiers for large MEMS based arrays which consist of electrostatically driven actuators. Such actuators are applied in optical switching arrays for cross connects in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) networks. Besides a n...

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Hauptverfasser: Heinz, S., Lange, A., Erler, K., Ebest, G., Miesch, W., Dietrich, J., Knopke, J., Pfau, W.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Circuits
Electrostatic actuators
Micromechanical devices
Operational amplifiers
Optical amplifiers
Optical arrays
Optical fiber networks
Stimulated emission
Wavelength division multiplexing
WDM networks
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Zusammenfassung:The paper describes the design requirements of integrated high-voltage amplifiers for large MEMS based arrays which consist of electrostatically driven actuators. Such actuators are applied in optical switching arrays for cross connects in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) networks. Besides a new calculation approach for the efficiency of amplifier operation modes a new concept of level-shifter circuitry for switching output stages of high-voltage amplifiers is presented and compared with conventionally level-shifter circuits.
ISSN:2163-5137
DOI:10.1109/ISIE.2007.4374809