DocumentCode
356333
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
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
260
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868305
Filename
868305
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