Variable fiber optic attenuator using a bulk-micromachined deformable micromirror

M. Junaid Mughal; Nabeel A. Riza

doi:10.1117/1.1786940

Variable fiber optic attenuator using a bulk-micromachined deformable micromirror

M. Junaid Mughal
, Nabeel A. Riza

Nuonics Inc.

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Abstract

A compact fiber variable optical attenuator (VOA) with <1-dB insertion loss and >25-dB dynamic range is proposed and demonstrated at the 1550-nm band using a fiber collimator lens and a bulk-micromachined deformable micromirror. Three versatile VOA designs are presented that exploit the principle of 3-D beam spoiling to achieve broadband polarization insensitive attenuation using simple single-drive controls.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2214-2215
Number of pages	2
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	43
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1786940
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bulk machined
Fiber collimator lens
Micromirror
Variable fiber optic attenuator

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