As the fiberoptic sensing market continues to grow, DiCon is on the forefront of developing innovative component products. The company's micro - electromechanical system (MEMS) switching approach is revolutionizing the way sensing devices are designed and built - expanding the limits of fiberoptic sensing in the petroleum, gas, chemicals, structural, and security fields.

DiCon's MEMS technology, consisting of 3-D mirrors rotating on two independent axes, is the most reliable switching solution available for fiberoptic sensing applications. While purely mechanical switches tend to wear out under sustained usage, MEMS switches can easily pass more than a billion cycles. Some switches have been tested to more than three billion cycles without wearing out, attesting to the reliability and durability of these low-cost MEMS switches in the sensing market.

DiCon offers MEMS switches for various wavelengths and fiber types, including large 1xN switches up to 1x144. These large switches allow customers to share the cost of expensive measuring equipment through enabling multiple probes through a single switching mechanism.