Why Couldn’t We Just Use Multi-Mode Fiber in OCS? (Part 1: The Physics and Insertion Loss Trap)
When engineers first examine an Optical Circuit Switch (OCS), the initial intuition is often deceptively simple: “Isn’t it just a tiny MEMS mirror pivoting in free space to reflect light into another fiber? How hard can that be?” Having spent considerable time working alongside OCS hardware, specialized optical fiber bundles, and high-precision fiber array assemblies, […]




