• DocumentCode
    2518173
  • Title

    Free-space MEMS tunable optical filter on [110] silicon

  • Author

    Lipson, A. ; Yeatman, Eric M.

  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    1-4 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    Tunable optical filters (TOFs) are key components in optical communication WDM networks. In this paper we have successfully demonstrated two-Bragg mirror Fabry-Perot MEMS tunable optical filter fabrication by a combination of KOH and deep reactive ion etching in (110) silicon
  • Keywords
    micromirrors; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical tuning; silicon; sputter etching; wavelength division multiplexing; KOH etching; Si; WDM networks; deep reactive ion etching; free-space MEMS tunable optical filter; optical communication; silicon; two-Bragg mirror Fabry-Perot filter fabrication; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical tuning; Silicon; WDM networks; Wet etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Oulu
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9278-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540083
  • Filename
    1540083