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Reliability Assurance for Thermo-Optic Solid State Optical Switches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

P. M. C. De Dobbelaere,
P. J. Van Der Wel,
B. Hendriksen,
M. C. Flipse,
J. Thackara,
N. Zhu and
J. Freeman
P. M. C. De Dobbelaere
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Electronic Products Inc., Sunnyvale, CA94089, peter.dd@akzo-nobel.com
P. J. Van Der Wel
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Photonics, PO Box 9300, 6800SB, Arnhem, The Netherlands, paul.van.der.wel@arnhem.akzonobel.nl
B. Hendriksen
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Photonics, PO Box 9300, 6800SB, Arnhem, The Netherlands, paul.van.der.wel@arnhem.akzonobel.nl
M. C. Flipse
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Photonics, PO Box 9300, 6800SB, Arnhem, The Netherlands, paul.van.der.wel@arnhem.akzonobel.nl
J. Thackara
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Electronic Products Inc., Sunnyvale, CA94089, peter.dd@akzo-nobel.com
N. Zhu
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Electronic Products Inc., Sunnyvale, CA94089, peter.dd@akzo-nobel.com
J. Freeman
Affiliation:
Akzo Nobel Electronic Products Inc., Sunnyvale, CA94089, peter.dd@akzo-nobel.com
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Abstract

The reliability assurance program for the BeamBoxTM thermo-optic solid state optical switches is presented. The different phases of the program are discussed, and some of the results are described.

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