• DocumentCode
    2231189
  • Title

    Novel MEMS variable optical attenuator with expanded core waveguides

  • Author

    Sungchul Kim ; Seungho Nam

  • Author_Institution
    MEMS Lab., Samsung Adv. Inst. of Technol., Suwon, South Korea
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    20-23 Aug. 2002
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    66
  • Abstract
    A novel variable optical attenuator is proposed. It is composed of the planar waveguides and a comb actuator with light blocking bar. The waveguides are gradually expanded such that the single mode operation is maintained.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; optical attenuators; optical planar waveguides; MEMS variable optical attenuator; comb actuator; expanded core waveguide; light blocking bar; planar waveguide; single mode operation; Actuators; Attenuation; Insertion loss; Micromechanical devices; Optical attenuators; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Page description languages; Polarization; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMs, 2002. Conference Digest. 2002 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lugano, Switzerland
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7595-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2002.1031445
  • Filename
    1031445
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2231189