MOEMS variable optical attenuator with improved dynamic characteristics based on robust design

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-775

  Lee, Chengkuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrothermal actuators; Microoptoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS); Variable optical attenuators (VOAs); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC RANGE; ELECTRO-THERMAL ACTUATORS; LENSED FIBERS; LIGHT PATH; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; MICRO OPTO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; PRELIMINARY DATA; RETRO REFLECTION; ROBUST DESIGNS; TELCORDIA; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATORS;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MOEMS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 33750353950     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.871108     Document Type: Article

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