Abstract
A compact 1x8 optical switch is realized by directly butt-coupling a MEMS mirror to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). A cylindrical microlens is microfabricated on PLC to reduce diffraction loss. A fiber-to-fiber loss of 6.3 dB is measured.
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