Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a film bulk acoustic wave filter, wherein a single-layer high-acoustic-impedance reflection layer is applied for the film bulk acoustic wave, for example, a diamond film with single-layer high-acoustic-impedance or a BCB film with single-layer low-acoustic-impedance is used as a reflection layer under the film bulk acoustic wave device in order to replace the cavity-reflective construction or the multi-layer reflection construction that are presently used; thus, there is no need for etching the cavity, the steadiness of the device and the yield of the device can be improved, and the FOM (figure of merit) of the film acoustic wave device is also improved; further, as there is no backside etching and front-side etching proceeded, the size of die is reduced greatly, so it is advantageous to mass production.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to optical communication systems, and more particularly, to an apparatus combining microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) elements and optical wavelength division multiplexing/demultiplexing (WDM) elements for optical wavelength selective add/drop application. Wherein, optical fiber arrays or optical planar waveguide arrays are used as the input terminal and the output terminal of multiple optical signals. Moreover, 1nullN one-dimensional micro-mirror arrays manufactured by using the MEMS technology are applied to change the transmitting directions of the optical signal of each channel between the input terminals and the output terminals, thus, it achieves the purpose of switching the optical signals from one channel of input terminals to another corresponding channel of output terminals. If the above-mentioned optical fiber arrays or optical planar waveguide arrays are replaced or combined with arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) as multiplexers and demultiplexers, this apparatus can be applied as a wavelength selective optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM), or a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM), and is capable of achieving the high-channel-counts demands of all-optical network in the future.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a retro-reflective type optical signal processing device and method, particularly to a device includes a set of optical mirror planes with retro-reflective type layout and configuration, and a set of micro-shutters controlled by microelectromechanical actuators, whereas the optical signals in propagation can be blocked or partially blocked in terms of the position of said a set of micro-shutters corresponding to the optical signal transmission path, thereby the method of said approach to determine the range of attenuated optical signal is a variable optical attenuation function demonstrated by present invention. Such a retro-reflective type optical signal processing device and method further comprises a set of three reflective mirrors and micro-shutters with reflective mirrors. Thereby this device has the capability to switch 2 sets of retro-reflected optical light transmission paths, the method of said approach is a demonstration of 2null2 optical switching function.