Design, fabrication and characterization of a suspended plate mechano-optical modulator

M.B. Syed Nawazuddin; Meint J. de Boer; Johan W. Berenschot; Kechun Ma; Michael Curt Elwenspoek; Remco J. Wiegerink

Design, fabrication and characterization of a suspended plate mechano-optical modulator

M.B. Syed Nawazuddin, Meint J. de Boer, Johan W. Berenschot, Kechun Ma, Michael Curt Elwenspoek, Remco J. Wiegerink

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Abstract

A mechano-optical modulator is presented based on the Integrated Optical Nano-Mechanical (IONM) effect. It consists of a light-weight, rigid silicon-nitride suspended plate structure with strengthening ridges and bi-directional electrostatic actuation to maximize switching speed. The mechanical structure and optical waveguide are realized on separate chips and then assembled together resulting in hybrid integration. The latter is made possible by using a self-alignment technique which results in a misalignment error of at most 2 μm.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2013
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	560-563
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-5655-8
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2013
Event	26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2013 - Taipei, Taiwan Duration: 20 Jan 2013 → 24 Jan 2013 Conference number: 26

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Publisher	IEEE

Conference

Conference	26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2013
Abbreviated title	MEMS
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Taipei
Period	20/01/13 → 24/01/13

Keywords

EWI-23047
METIS-296289
IR-84155

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http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/23047/01/076-Th.pdf

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Syed Nawazuddin, MB, de Boer, MJ, Berenschot, JW , Ma, K, Elwenspoek, MC & Wiegerink, RJ 2013, Design, fabrication and characterization of a suspended plate mechano-optical modulator. in 26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2013. IEEE, pp. 560-563, 26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2013, Taipei, Taiwan, 20/01/13. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/23047/01/076-Th.pdf>

Design, fabrication and characterization of a suspended plate mechano-optical modulator. / Syed Nawazuddin, M.B.; de Boer, Meint J.; Berenschot, Johan W.; Ma, Kechun; Elwenspoek, Michael Curt; Wiegerink, Remco J.

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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