Alignment and fixing of fiber optics based on electrothermal MEMS actuators

Unamuno, A. and Yao, J. and Uttamchandani, D.G. (2005) Alignment and fixing of fiber optics based on electrothermal MEMS actuators. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 17 (4). pp. 816-818. ISSN 1041-1135 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2005.844006)

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Abstract

An aligning and fixing method for fiber optics is described in this letter. The alignment is performed using a chevron-type thermal microactuator while the fixing is achieved by ultraviolet curing of an epoxy adhesive once the optical fibers are aligned. The microactuator has been extended so that the heaters and the optical adhesive are separated to avoid curing of the adhesive by temperature. A prototype has been fabricated using 80-μm-thick metallized silicon-on-insulator and mechanical and optical results from the alignment of two bare single-mode optical fibers before, during, and after the fixing are presented.

ORCID iDs

Unamuno, A., Yao, J. and Uttamchandani, D.G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-4874;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:7110
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    April 2005
    Published
    Keywords:curing, integrated optics, micro-optics, microactuators, optical design techniques, optical fibre couplers, optical fibre fabrication, optical fibre losses, Electrical Engineering. Electronics Nuclear Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:05 Nov 2008
    Last modified:01 Nov 2023 09:19
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/7110
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