Physically micromachined silica-on-silicon integrated corner mirrors
Physically micromachined silica-on-silicon integrated corner mirrors
Turning or corner mirrors can be used to redirected light on an integrated chip, providing a route to higher density of optical components. Mirrors have been demonstrated in silicon-on-insulator with losses of 0.9dB [1] and in hollow waveguides with losses of 0.8dB [2]. We demonstrate an alternative method of fabricating mirrors on a silica-on-silicon substrate. The method employs the complimentary techniques of physical micromachining and direct UV writing, both provide rapid prototyping outside the cleanroom environment.
Carpenter, L.
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Rogers, Helen
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Holmes, C.
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Gates, J.C.
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Carpenter, L.
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Rogers, Helen
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Holmes, C.
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Gates, J.C.
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Smith, P.G.
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Carpenter, L., Rogers, Helen, Holmes, C., Gates, J.C. and Smith, P.G.
(2011)
Physically micromachined silica-on-silicon integrated corner mirrors.
CLEO/EQEC 2011: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, Germany.
22 - 26 May 2011.
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Abstract
Turning or corner mirrors can be used to redirected light on an integrated chip, providing a route to higher density of optical components. Mirrors have been demonstrated in silicon-on-insulator with losses of 0.9dB [1] and in hollow waveguides with losses of 0.8dB [2]. We demonstrate an alternative method of fabricating mirrors on a silica-on-silicon substrate. The method employs the complimentary techniques of physical micromachining and direct UV writing, both provide rapid prototyping outside the cleanroom environment.
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CLEO/EQEC 2011: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, Germany, 2011-05-22 - 2011-05-26
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/343031
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L. Carpenter
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Helen Rogers
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J.C. Gates
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P.G. Smith
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