MEMS tunable-finesse slotted micromirror resonator

Muhammad A. Othman; Yasser M. Sabry; Mohamed Sadek; Ismail M. Nassar; Diaa A. Khalil

doi:10.1117/12.2291391

22 February 2018 MEMS tunable-finesse slotted micromirror resonator

Muhammad A. Othman, Yasser M. Sabry, Mohamed Sadek, Ismail M. Nassar, Diaa A. Khalil

Proceedings Volume 10545, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XVII; 1054515 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291391
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Tunable finesse optical filters and resonators are required for some applications when the signal-to-noise ratio and spectral resolution are traded-off to optimize the system performance. They can be used as well to control the amount of energy stored inside the resonator that can be used for optical trapping and atomistic studies. In this work we report a tunable finesse optical MEMS filter in deeply-etched SOI technology. The structure is composed of an optical cavity formed between a multilayer dielectric-coated optical fiber and slotted micromirror, attached to a comb-drive actuator. The cavity length between the multilayer Bragg coated fiber and the slotted micromirror is constant, while the slit width is being varied. The slit width is controlled by the applied voltage on the actuator. Changing the slit width modulates the reflectivity of the micromirror; and hence the finesse of the optical cavity. The obtained finesse is tuned by a factor of 5 across the band of 1330 nm and 1550 nm.

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Muhammad A. Othman, Yasser M. Sabry, Mohamed Sadek, Ismail M. Nassar, and Diaa A. Khalil "MEMS tunable-finesse slotted micromirror resonator", Proc. SPIE 10545, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XVII, 1054515 (22 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291391

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