Title :
Miniaturized piezo electric chopper for fiber optical multimode applications realized using LIGA-technology
Author :
Freyhold, T.V. ; Debeda, H. ; Krippner, P. ; Mohr, J. ; Wallrabe, U. ; Wengelink, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Mikrostrukturtech., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
A miniaturized chopper for fiber optical multimode applications has been developed at the Institut fur Mikrostrukturtechnik at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. Transmittance is modulated by a piezo electric driven shutter, moving in a gap between two multimode fibers.
Keywords :
LIGA; micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical elements; optical fabrication; piezoelectric devices; Institut fur Mikrostrukturtechnik at Forschungszentrum; Karlsruhe; LIGA-technology; fiber optical multimode applications; miniaturized piezo electric chopper; multimode fibers; piezo electric driven shutter; Choppers; Insertion loss; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Propagation losses; Resonance; Stress; Vibrations; Voltage; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4953-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1998.689733
