Title :
Effects of mirror surface deformation in optical delay lines based on resonant-scanning micromirrors
Author :
Cornett, Kimberlv T. ; Walker, Brian ; Carr, Emily J. ; Heritage, Jonathan P. ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on measurements of the static deformation of a micromirror and show that the mirror shape is responsible for the observed asymmetric broadening of the delayed pulse. The scanning time delay is produced by a Michelson interferometer
Keywords :
delays; high-speed optical techniques; micro-optics; mirrors; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical beam splitters; optical correlation; optical harmonic generation; optical scanners; asymmetric broadening; cross-correlation signal; delayed pulse; mirror shape; mirror surface deformation; optical delay lines; resonant-scanning micromirrors; scanning micromirrors; second harmonic generation; second-order susceptibility; static deformation measurement; Delay lines; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969085
