Variable optical attenuator using a thermal actuator array with dual shutters

Optics Communications

Volumn 237, Issue 4-6, 2004, Pages 341-350

  Chiou, J C ^a   Lin, W T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

SOI MEMS technology; Thermal actuator; VOA

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INSERTION LOSSES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL DESIGN; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUNING;

DUAL SHUTTERS; SOI MEMS TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL ACTUATORS; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR (VOA); VOA;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 2942677002     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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