• DocumentCode
    2696539
  • Title

    Impact of high optical power on optical MEMS

  • Author

    Spahn, Olga Blum ; Phinney, Leslie M. ; Wong, C. Channy ; Cowan, William D. ; Adams, David P. ; Grossete, Grant D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-14 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    68
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    A number of applications require optical MEMS devices to handle high optical power. We present theoretical and experimental results for SUMMiTtrade fabricated mirrors and other structures illustrating performance limitations and several mitigation strategies.
  • Keywords
    deformation; laser beam effects; micromirrors; optical fabrication; MEMS mirror deformation; SUMMiT fabricated mirrors; high optical power handling; laser exposure; mitigation strategies; optical MEMS device; Coatings; Heating; Laser theory; Metallization; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical surface waves; Power lasers; MEMS mirrors; deformation; optical power handling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Freiburg
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1917-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1918-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607832
  • Filename
    4607832