Title :
Vertically-coupled MEMS microdisks for tunable optical delays and dynamic dispersion compensation
Author :
Lee, Ming-Chang M. ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
Rapidly tunable chromatic dispersion is realized by vertically-coupled microdisk resonators with MEMS-actuated deformable waveguides. Group delays (27 to 65 ps) and dispersions (185 to 1200 ps/nm) are continuously tuned by voltage (<35 V)
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; microactuators; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical resonators; optical tuning; MEMS-actuated deformable waveguides; dynamic dispersion compensation; rapidly tunable chromatic dispersion; tunable optical delays; vertically-coupled MEMS microdisks; Delay; Electrostatic actuators; Micromechanical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201804
