MEMS variable optical attenuator for DWDM optical amplifiers

A fully packaged variable optical attenuator for DWDM systems based on a MEMS silicon chip is shown to have low insertion loss, low PDL, a flat response over the wavelength range 1530 nm-1565 nm, and a low DC drive voltage.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andersen, B.M., Fairchild, S., Thorsten, N., Aksyuk, V.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:eng ; jpn
Subjects:
Insertion loss
Micromechanical devices
Optical amplifiers
Optical attenuators
Optical losses
Packaging
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Silicon
Stimulated emission
Wavelength division multiplexing
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Summary:A fully packaged variable optical attenuator for DWDM systems based on a MEMS silicon chip is shown to have low insertion loss, low PDL, a flat response over the wavelength range 1530 nm-1565 nm, and a low DC drive voltage.
DOI:10.1109/OFC.2000.868305