• DocumentCode
    2477060
  • Title

    Inter-nanomagnet force actuated deformable diffractive optics

  • Author

    Deterre, M. ; Nichol, A. ; Oh, Se Baek ; Barbastathis, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    17-20 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    We actively modulate the diffraction angle and wavefront of an optical beam by internanomagnet forces resulting from an external magnetic field applied to a free standing grating coated with nickel. Experimental results and simulations are presented.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; diffractive optical elements; electromagnetic actuators; magneto-optical modulation; micro-optomechanical devices; microactuators; nanomagnetics; nanophotonics; nickel; silicon compounds; SiN-Ni; diffraction angle; free standing grating; internanomagnet force actuated deformable diffractive optics; optical beam; wavefront modulation; Diffraction gratings; Electron beams; Laser tuning; Magnetic fields; Micromechanical devices; Nickel; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Silicon; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Clearwater, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338631
  • Filename
    5338631