DocumentCode
2519137
Title
Deformable mems grating for wide tunability
Author
Tormen, M. ; Peter, Y.A. ; Niedermann, Ph. ; Hoogerwerf, A. ; Stanley, R.
Author_Institution
Centre Suisse d´´Electron. et de Microtech., Neuchatel
fYear
2005
fDate
1-4 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
175
Lastpage
176
Abstract
A deformable MEMS grating is presented. Electrostatic actuation allows a per cent tuning of up to 2.5%. This device can be used as tuning element in an external cavity mid-infrared quantum-cascade laser
Keywords
diffraction gratings; electrostatic actuators; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; micro-optics; quantum cascade lasers; deformable MEMS grating; external cavity mid-infrared quantum-cascade laser; tuning element; Actuators; Gas lasers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Optical films; Quantum cascade lasers; Springs; Testing; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location
Oulu
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9278-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540135
Filename
1540135
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