Abstract
We have designed and fabricated an addressable 4 × 4 array of micromirror capable of providing up to 90° of angular deflection. Each micromirror is comprised of a single-crystalline silicon mirror plate supported by aluminum springs, which provides an extremely flat reflective surface and a compliant spring material that enables the integration of the device into a limited area without mitigating its performance (i.e., total angular deflection). The device is fabricated using a combination of surface and bulk micromachining processes, such as electroplating, bulk wet etching and XeF2 etch processes. Selective actuation is accomplished by the use of an electrostatic clamping force on each mirror plate. A mirror rotation angle of more than 80° can be obtained by applying an external magnetic field, and this angle can be further increased by the use of an electrostatic force. The designed structure can be used in microphotonic applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 584-590 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received March 5, 2002; revised September 30, 2002. This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Energy under Micromachine Technology Development Program and partly supported by the Brain Korea 21 Project.
Keywords
- Electromagnetic forces
- Micromachining
- Nickel
- Optical switches
- Photonic switching systems
- Silicon