Title :
MEMS variable optical attenuator for DWDM optical amplifiers
Author :
Andersen, B.M. ; Fairchild, S. ; Thorsten, N. ; Aksyuk, V.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Center, Lucent Technol., Breinigsville, PA, USA
Abstract :
A fully packaged variable optical attenuator for DWDM systems based on a MEMS silicon chip is shown to have low insertion loss, low PDL, a flat response over the wavelength range 1530 nm-1565 nm, and a low DC drive voltage.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical fiber amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM optical amplifiers; MEMS silicon chip; MEMS variable optical attenuator; flat response; fully packaged variable optical attenuator; low DC drive voltage; low insertion loss; wavelength range; Insertion loss; Micromechanical devices; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Packaging; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868305
