Title :
A MEMS-based VOA with very low PDL
Author :
Bashir, Aymen ; Katila, Pekka ; Ogier, Nicolas ; Saadany, Bassam ; Khalil, Diaa A.
Author_Institution :
MEMSCAP, Cairo, Egypt
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we study the optical performance of a microelectromechanical system reflection-type variable optical attenuator (VOA). Experimental results of packaged VOA devices show that the proposed architecture exhibits very low polarization dependence within the entire attenuation range (polarization-dependent loss (PDL)<0.1 dB at 30-dB attenuation level).
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; micromirrors; optical attenuators; optical losses; optical testing; MEMS-based VOA; PDL; fiber-optic component; microelectromechanical system; optical performance; polarization dependent loss; reflection-type variable optical attenuator; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Page description languages; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.824647
