MEMS actuated spherical retroreflector for free-space optical communications

Electronics Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 29-30

  Jenkins, C ^a   Johnstone, W ^a   Uttamchandani, D ^a   Handerek, V ^b   Radcliffe, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MIRRORS; MODULATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE MODULATION;

DYNAMIC TESTING; MEMS MODULATORS; PHASE MODULATORS; RETROREFLECTORS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 28244448287     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20052449     Document Type: Article

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