Resonant-wavelength tuning of a pitch-variable 1-D photonic crystal filter at telecom frequencies

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1136-1138

  Kanamori, Yoshiaki ^a   Matsuyama, Naoki ^a   Hane, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical devices; Optical device fabrication; Optical gratings; Tunable filters

Indexed keywords

1-D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; COMB-DRIVE ACTUATORS; FILLING FACTORS; GRATING PERIODS; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; OPTICAL GRATINGS; OPTICAL RESPONSE; RESONANT WAVELENGTHS; TELECOM; TUNABLE FILTERS; WAVELENGTH-TUNING;

CRYSTAL FILTERS; ELECTRIC FILTERS; FABRICATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; TUNING;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 61849100007     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.924655     Document Type: Article

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