{"id":3590,"date":"2025-09-25T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/?page_id=3590"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:53:56","slug":"qsm2d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/?page_id=3590","title":{"rendered":"QSM2D"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3590\" class=\"elementor elementor-3590\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b06a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a5b06a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e09e01\" data-id=\"4e09e01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36de061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36de061\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27862bc\" data-id=\"27862bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2011695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2011695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QSM 2D - for Optical Circuitry Switching<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36216a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36216a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Status:<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> Early prototype (specs under development; detailed data available under NDA).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9e2595 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9e2595\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2887a36\" data-id=\"2887a36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d660210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d660210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Two\u2011axis quasi\u2011static beam steering using <em>synchronized comb actuators<\/em> to deliver high force at low drive voltage with precise, deterministic positioning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fa659a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fa659a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f9cbc9\" data-id=\"9f9cbc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c82ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c82ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05359-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3956\" alt=\"36-mirror OCS MEMS array\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05359-Enhanced-NR.jpg 949w, https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05359-Enhanced-NR-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05359-Enhanced-NR-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9631958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9631958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are currently working on a 144-mirror array; The picture above shows a quarter of the array. The die is designed this way to allow quick prototyping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdcf46a\" data-id=\"fdcf46a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14c892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05360-Enhanced-NR-1024x834.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3957\" alt=\"144 Mirror Array Concept for OCS\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05360-Enhanced-NR-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05360-Enhanced-NR-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05360-Enhanced-NR-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05360-Enhanced-NR.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad700a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad700a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 144-mirror array is still under development; the picture above shows the concept by placing four quarters together in a package designed for 144-mirrors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2c824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2c824\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-938e760\" data-id=\"938e760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62793bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62793bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A short history of optical switching<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ede2003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ede2003\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab1a844\" data-id=\"ab1a844\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fa731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9fa731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Optical fabrics began with mechanical fiber selectors and early MEMS micromirror cross\u2011connects, while integrated devices (thermo\u2011optic, electro\u2011optic) pursued chip\u2011scale switching. Large\u2011port OXC trials demonstrated the value of all\u2011optical reconfiguration, but deployment was constrained by size, cost, control complexity, and long\u2011term stability.<\/p><p>With modern data\u2011center traffic growth, coherent optics, and leaf\u2011spine fabrics, there is renewed demand for scalable, low\u2011loss, protocol\u2011agnostic optical switching.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Industry adoption (public information)<\/h4><p>At hyperscale, Google has publicly described large\u2011scale <strong>optical circuit switching<\/strong> in production datacenter networks and ML clusters. Reported outcomes include roughly <strong>30% capex reduction<\/strong> and <strong>~41% power reduction<\/strong> at the fabric level, enabled by replacing the spine with MEMS\u2011based OCS and using SDN to reconfigure direct\u2011connect topologies. These reconfigurable lightwave fabrics support very large ML superpods and Jupiter\u2011class deployments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b958271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b958271\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97a2a1a\" data-id=\"97a2a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a50962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a50962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key challenges for today's OCS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-756eefb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"756eefb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aad0c6\" data-id=\"7aad0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8a104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8a104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Optical switches based on 2D MEMS mirrors are conceptually straightforward, yet large\u2011scale implementation remains challenging. From the MEMS and system perspective, the constraints include:<\/p><ul><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Yield and uniformity across <strong>2D arrays of quasi\u2011static mirrors<\/strong>;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Fast response with tight control accuracy;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Reasonable <strong>low drive voltage<\/strong> targets;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Low drift<\/strong> over time and temperature;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Low sensitivity to environmental vibration (otherwise vibration isolation adds system complexity, such as thermal and wiring).<\/li><\/ul><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Many actuation mechanisms\u2014thermal, electromagnetic, piezoelectric\u2014struggle to meet the combined requirements of low drift, low power, fast settling, and high repeatability at scale. Even with low intrinsic drift, practical systems still need high\u2011speed angle sensing and closed\u2011loop control on each mirror to ensure repeatable port\u2011to\u2011port alignment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae7ffe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae7ffe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26e109a\" data-id=\"26e109a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e67239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e67239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">inSync\u2019s QSM\u20112D with synchronized comb actuators<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b21a4f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b21a4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-813a9c1\" data-id=\"813a9c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a375c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d4a375c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260116_185015.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a76f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a76f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In the clip, a large beam-diameter red laser is directed onto a 36-mirror array. The 36 individual beams reflected by the mirror array are projected onto a paper screen placed above the device, so you can see the steering response directly as the bright spot moves on the paper.<\/p><p>In the first segment, the mirror executes two\u2011axis quasi\u2011static moves: precise tilts on X and Y that translate to controlled spot motion and stable holds on the screen. This illustrates the <strong>deterministic positioning<\/strong> and <strong>fast settling<\/strong> targeted for OCS port\u2011to\u2011port alignment.<\/p><p>The final segment shows elliptical motion of the mirrors. Each mirror is given a different long\/short axis and angular speed. Mist is provided to facilitate the visualization of individual reflected laser beams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb7caf7\" data-id=\"eb7caf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cac5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cac5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">QSM\u20112D uses <em>coupled (synchronized) comb\u2011drive actuator groups<\/em> on each axis to sum force and stiffness while maintaining fine analog control. The mirror is held quasi\u2011statically with precise, deterministic two\u2011axis steering at <strong>low voltage<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00a0<\/p><h3>What this means at the MEMS level<\/h3><p>Low\u2011voltage operation:\u00a0&lt; 85 Vpp<\/p><p>High available force reduces driver complexity and eases isolation constraints;\u00a0<\/p><p>Actuators combined in parallel increase stage stiffness and suppress drift;\u00a0<\/p><p>A gimbal\u2011less, lightweight mirror\u2014driven by a high\u2011force, high\u2011stiffness stage\u2014improves shock and vibration robustness;<\/p><p>Robust mechanics also simplify fabrication and handling at the wafer level, supporting automated processing and high yield;<\/p><p>High stiffness and force enable fast response. For example, a 0.8 mm mirror can reach ~90% of a step in roughly 90 \u00b5s (<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">estimation<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0based on 3 kHz resonance frequency), and larger apertures (e.g., ~1.6 mm as shown in the demo video) remain practical with proportionally adjusted response (e.g., ~1.4 kHz resonance).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>What this means for an OCS fabric<\/h3><p>Deterministic port\u2011to\u2011port states with fast settling and excellent pointing repeatability translate to stable, low\u2011loss connections. A larger mirror aperture with simple metallic coatings supports low insertion loss and broadband, protocol\u2011agnostic operation compatible with WDM systems. Low\u2011voltage, efficient actuation reduces rack\u2011level power. Distributed actuation and small moving masses promote high reliability and serviceable calibration over time.<\/p><p><em>Technical details from the in\u2011progress patent are intentionally omitted here; additional information can be shared under NDA when available.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca603c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca603c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66afef4\" data-id=\"66afef4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811e865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"811e865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Customizable options<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b4bcf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b4bcf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b54a8cd\" data-id=\"b54a8cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1afac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f1afac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Aperture and clear\u2011aperture geometry;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Two\u2011axis tilt range;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Settling behavior and hold stability;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Mirror coatings for target bands (e.g., C\/L\u2011band or visible);<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Package style and alignment strategy;<\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Monitoring and control interface options.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58af1c\" data-id=\"f58af1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7691526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7691526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ocs1.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QSM 2D &#8211; for Optical Circuitry Switching Status: Early prototype (specs under development; detailed data available under NDA). 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