학술논문

Optical IMEMS/sup /spl reg//-a fabrication process for MEMS optical switches with integrated on-chip electronics
Document Type
Conference
Source
TRANSDUCERS '03. 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. Digest of Technical Papers (Cat. No.03TH8664) Solid-state sensors, actuators and microsystems TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003. 2:1638-1642 vol.2 2003
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Signal Processing and Analysis
Optical sensors
Optical devices
Mirrors
Micromechanical devices
Consumer electronics
Silicon
Micromachining
Optical fiber communication
Integrated optics
Actuators
Language
Abstract
The ability of silicon micromachining to produce small, precision, movable parts provides an opportunity for MEMS component use in optical communications networks. To address this potential market, Analog Devices has developed the Optical iMEMS/sup /spl reg// process for fabricating MEMS optical components with integrated, on-chip electronics. While this process could be used to make a variety of optics components including mirrors, shutters and actuators for precision alignment, we report here on a MEMS mirror for optical switching. The device consists of a double-gimbaled mirror with on-chip high voltage drive electronics and low-voltage CMOS for capacitive position sense. The mirror can tilt about both the X- and Y-axis, with position sense in both directions of tilt.