Title : 
Optical Switching in Photonic Crystal Waveguide Controlled by Micro Electro Mechanical System
         
        
            Author : 
Iwamoto, S. ; Tokushima, M. ; Gomyo, A. ; Yamada, H. ; Higo, A. ; Toshiyoshi, H. ; Fujita, H. ; Arakawa, Y.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo; Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; iwamoto@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We demonstrated MEMS-controlled optical switching operation in photonic crystal waveguide. An extinction ratio of ~ 10 dB and a modulation frequency of ~ 500Hz were obtained at an applied voltage of 60 V.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Control systems; Etching; Mechanical systems; Optical control; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-9242-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569406