• DocumentCode
    2519012
  • Title

    Micro-actuated small-scale spherical retroreflector for free space optical communications

  • Author

    Jenkins, Colin ; Johnstone, Walter ; Uttamchandani, Deepak ; Handerek, Vincent ; Radcliffe, Sharon

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    1-4 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the use of electrothermal MEMS actuation and small-scale spherical retroreflectors to produce a retroreflective optical phase modulator
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; microactuators; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; phase modulation; electrothermal MEMS actuation; free space optical communications; retroreflective optical phase modulator; small-scale spherical retroreflectors; Actuators; Etching; Microactuators; Micromechanical devices; Optical communication equipment; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Space technology;
  • 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.2005.1540127
  • Filename
    1540127