• DocumentCode
    2094110
  • Title

    Fabrication and some measurement of a digital variable optical attenuator

  • Author

    Sun, W. ; Munghal, M.J. ; Noell, W. ; Perez, F. ; Riza, N.A. ; de Rooij, Nico

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Microtechnol., Neuchatel Univ., Switzerland
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    18-21 Aug. 2003
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    Arrays of sixteen micromirrors featuring 1 μm-wide structures have been fabricated based on SOI technology. Assembled prototypes can be actuated at about 70 V. Tilt angles, surface flatness, and some optical data of certain mirrors are measured.
  • Keywords
    electrostatic actuators; microassembling; micromirrors; optical arrays; optical attenuators; optical fabrication; optical variables measurement; silicon-on-insulator; 1 mum; SOI technology; digital variable optical attenuator; micromirrors; optical fabrication; optical measurement; Assembly; Attenuation measurement; Electrodes; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS, 2003 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7830-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2003.1233493
  • Filename
    1233493