DocumentCode
2316276
Title
Integration of fiber optic lenses with small form factor MEMS components
Author
Mirza, A. ; Wu, G. ; Gamage, S. ; Ukrainczyk, L. ; Shashidhar, N.
Author_Institution
GE NovaSensor, Fremont, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
56
Abstract
Passively alignable lensed fiber was designed to enable significantly reduced component assembly costs with optical MEMS devices. Passive alignment with <0.5 dB loss/pair was demonstrated. Integration of lensed fiber with small form factor MEMS switch on silicon chip was demonstrated.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; lenses; micro-optics; microswitches; optical fibres; silicon; 50 dB; Si; fiber optic lenses; optical MEMS devices; optical integration; passively alignable lensed fiber; silicon chip; small form factor MEMS switch; Assembly; Costs; Lenses; Microelectromechanical devices; Micromechanical devices; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical losses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247485
Filename
1247485
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