Reconfigurable optical filter based on digital mirror arrays

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1743-1745

  Knapczyk, M ^a   Krishnan, A ^a   Grave de Peralta, L ^a   Bernussi, Ayrton A ^a   Temkin, H ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital micromirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Programmable filters

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

DIGITAL MICROMIRRORS; OPTICAL DIFFRACTION; PROGRAMMABLE FILTERS;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 23844515050     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.850897     Document Type: Article

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