Title :
Hollow waveguide distributed Bragg reflector for widely tunable optical devices
Author :
Sakurai, Yasuki ; Yamakawa, Hideaki ; Yokota, Yasushi ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Sakaguchi, Takahiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Microsystem Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable hollow waveguide Bragg reflector for widely tunable optical devices, exhibiting a narrow-pass-band filter and tunable laser using the tunable reflector. Also, the integration of a MEMS thermal actuator was demonstrated for the first time.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; distributed Bragg reflectors; integrated optics; laser tuning; microactuators; optical filters; optical waveguides; MEMS thermal actuator; distributed Bragg reflector; hollow waveguide; narrow-pass-band filter; widely tunable optical devices; Actuators; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Hollow waveguides; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215423
