Title :
Tunable MEMS devices for reconfigurable optical networks
Author :
Berger, Jill D. ; Anthon, Doug ; Dutta, Subrata ; Ilkov, Fedor ; Wu, I-Fan
Author_Institution :
Iolon, Inc, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Transmitters and receivers based on MEMS-tuned external cavity diode lasers and diffraction grating filters deployed in reconfigurable optical networks provide up to 6.4 THz tuning in 15 ms with ±1.25 GHz frequency accuracy and superior optical performance in compact packages.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; micromechanical devices; optical fibre networks; optical filters; optical receivers; optical transmitters; optical tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; compact packages; diffraction grating filters; external cavity diode lasers; optical performance; receivers; reconfigurable optical networks; transmitters; tunable MEMS devices; Diffraction gratings; Diode lasers; Microelectromechanical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192910
