• DocumentCode
    2249360
  • Title

    Nanoelectromechanical proximity perturbation switching for transparent wavelength switching of resonant filters

  • Author

    Chatterjee, R. ; Wong, C.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report an experimental demonstration of nanoelectromechanical proximity perturbation switching for transparent wavelength switching of resonator filters. Proximity perturbation enables ~ 5 dB switching action with ~8 mus switching speeds from bar to cross state.
  • Keywords
    micro-optomechanical devices; nanotechnology; optical filters; optical switches; perturbation theory; transparency; NEMS actuation; nanoelectromechanical proximity perturbation switching; proximity perturbation; resonator filters; transparent wavelength switching; Actuators; Dielectrics; Directional couplers; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Resonator filters; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (230.3990) Micro-optical devices; (310.2790) Guided waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572013