Title :
Novel MEMS variable optical attenuator with expanded core waveguides
Author :
Sungchul Kim ; Seungho Nam
Author_Institution :
MEMS Lab., Samsung Adv. Inst. of Technol., Suwon, South Korea
Abstract :
A novel variable optical attenuator is proposed. It is composed of the planar waveguides and a comb actuator with light blocking bar. The waveguides are gradually expanded such that the single mode operation is maintained.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical attenuators; optical planar waveguides; MEMS variable optical attenuator; comb actuator; expanded core waveguide; light blocking bar; planar waveguide; single mode operation; Actuators; Attenuation; Insertion loss; Micromechanical devices; Optical attenuators; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Page description languages; Polarization; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs, 2002. Conference Digest. 2002 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lugano, Switzerland
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7595-5
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2002.1031445
