MEMS actuated spherical retroreflector for free-space optical communications

C.R. Jenkins; W. Johnstone; D.G. Uttamchandani; V. Handerek; S. Radcliffe

doi:10.1049/el:20052449

MEMS actuated spherical retroreflector for free-space optical communications

C.R. Jenkins
, W. Johnstone
, D.G. Uttamchandani
, V. Handerek
, S. Radcliffe

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

An optical MEMS retroreflective phase modulator comprising a silicon MEMS microactuated platform to which a spherical retroreflector is attached has been investigated. The steady state and dynamic behaviour of the MEMS modulator have been experimentally measured when two different sizes of spherical retroreflectors are used. Dynamic testing shows a dominant resonant frequency response at around 200 Hz, which matches finite-element analysis for the structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1278-1279
Number of pages	1
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	41
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20052449
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

optical communications
retroreflective phase modulator
finite element analysis

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