• DocumentCode
    552144
  • Title

    Integration of MEMS actuators with nanophotonics: Silicon submicron-wide waveguide switches for optical-path changes

  • Author

    Hane, Kazuhiro ; Kanamori, Yoshiaki

  • Author_Institution
    Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4-8 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    485
  • Lastpage
    486
  • Abstract
    Integrating ultra-small actuators based on MEMS technology with silicon submiciron waveguides, several kinds of optical switches are studied, which include physical contact of waveguides, variable air-gap coupler, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, etc.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; microactuators; nanophotonics; optical couplers; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; MEMS actuators; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; air-gap coupler; nanophotonics; optical switches; optical-path; silicon submicron-wide waveguide switches; ultrasmall actuators; Micromechanical devices; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
  • Conference_Location
    Kaohsiung
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-288-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-986-02-8974-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6015224