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DiCon Fiberoptics has announced availability of the world’s smallest MEMS 1×36 Optical Switch Module. The 1×36 Switch is based on DiCon’s MEMS 1×8 Optical Switch component. Five of the MEMS 1×8 switch components are configured to provide a compact 1×36 switch. Each MEMS 1×8 switch component is based on a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chip, as used in DiCon’s family of MEMS 1xN Switch components. Each MEMS chip consists of a “3D” electrically movable mirror on a silicon support. Voltages applied to the MEMS chip cause the mirror to rotate on two independent axes, which changes the coupling of light between a common fiber and eight input/output fibers.