Mechanically tunable photonic crystal

Steven Schrader; Steven Truxal; Sheeba Gandhi; Katsuo Kurabayashi

doi:10.1117/12.754337

10 October 2007 Mechanically tunable photonic crystal

Steven Schrader, Steven Truxal, Sheeba Gandhi, Katsuo Kurabayashi

Proceedings Volume 6717, Optomechatronic Micro/Nano Devices and Components III; 67170C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.754337
Event: International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies, 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract

Many technologies have been developed to actively change the band gap of a photonic crystal. While reasonable tuning speeds have been achieved, large simultaneous changes in band gap have not. This is suitable for optical switching and routing, however, a much larger tuning range is required for optical switching of multiple wavelength signals. In this paper, we show the design and analysis of a MEMS device which allows for higher tuning capabilities by leveraging the high strain achievable within a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer attached to silicon comb drives. This novel design can lead to photonic crystals with more tunability than other state-or-the-art designs while maintaining acceptable speeds over 1 kHz.

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Steven Schrader, Steven Truxal, Sheeba Gandhi, and Katsuo Kurabayashi "Mechanically tunable photonic crystal", Proc. SPIE 6717, Optomechatronic Micro/Nano Devices and Components III, 67170C (10 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.754337

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