Determination of optical alignment in free-space micro-optical-bench systems using paraxial ray-transfer matrices

Robert W. Johnstone; M. Parameswaran

doi:10.1117/1.1531192

1 January 2003 Determination of optical alignment in free-space micro-optical-bench systems using paraxial ray-transfer matrices

Robert W. Johnstone, M. Parameswaran

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Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 2, Issue 1, (January 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1531192

Abstract

We present an extension to the ray-transfer matrix method, which is often used to characterize optical systems. The main purpose of the extended method is to model micro-optical-bench systems that are usually manufactured using surface micromachining and other microfabrication technologies. Using a homogeneous coordinate system to extend standard ray-transfer matrices allows the matrix notation to account for manufacturing tolerances. As an example of this method's usefulness, we calculate the coupling losses in a surface micromachined fiber-optic switch.

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Robert W. Johnstone and M. Parameswaran "Determination of optical alignment in free-space micro-optical-bench systems using paraxial ray-transfer matrices," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 2(1), (1 January 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1531192

Published: 1 January 2003

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