Title :
Characterization of a MEMS based optical system for free-space board-to-board optical interconnects
Author :
Chou, Jeffrey ; Yu, Kyoungsik ; Horsley, Dave ; Walmsley, Robert ; Tan, Mike ; Wang, S.-Y. ; Wu, Ming
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate alignment of an array of VCSELs to detectors, using a MEMS-based lens system for free-space board-to-board optical interconnects. Our optical system is capable of aligning up to 5 degrees of freedom.
Keywords :
laser arrays; lenses; micromechanical devices; optical interconnections; surface emitting lasers; MEMS based optical system; MEMS-based lens system; VCSEL; degrees of freedom; free-space board-board optical interconnects; Integrated optics; Lenses; Micromechanical devices; Optical arrays; Optical bistability; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Photodetectors; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
