JP2004310003A - マイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】 本発明は、基板と、前記基板上に相互光軸が一致し合うよう整列された受信端30及び送信端20と、前記基板上に配置されたマイクロ電子アクチュエータと、前記アクチュエータにより前記両送受信端間の所定位置に移動可能な光遮断膜47とを具備し、前記光遮断膜47は、その表面に反射度90%以上の物質から成る第1塗布層48と、前記第1塗布層48上に反射度80%以下で一部の光が透過でき、透過した光がその内部において漸次消滅され得る物質から成る第2塗布層49とを含んだMEMS可変光減衰器を提供する。
【選択図】 図1
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本実施の形態において、光遮断膜(57)の半櫛形構造と第1塗布層(58)は異なるメカニズムにより望まない光量及び散乱光が受信端(30)へ向かうのを防ぐ役目を果たす。即ち、光遮断膜(57)の半櫛形構造の場合には、受信端(30)のコアに向かわないよう透過した光量及び散乱光を屈折させ、第1塗布層(58)の場合は、高い反射率で遮断する役目を果たす。このように本実施の形態においては、光遮断膜を透過して受信端へ向かう入射光及び散乱光を効果的に防ぎ、第2塗布層(59)によって反射による散乱光(S)も大幅に減少することができる。従って、散乱光が引き起こす波長依存損失(WDL)及び偏光依存損失(PDL)を大幅に減少でき、ひいては可変光減衰器の信頼性を画期的に向上させられるのである。
12a、12b 駆動電極
14 接地電極
15 スプリング部
16 櫛形移動質量部
17 光遮断膜
19 酸化物層
20 光導波用送信端
30 光導波用受信端
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- 平坦な上面を有する基板と、
前記基板上面に配置されたマイクロ電子アクチュエータと、
前記基板上に相互に光軸が一致し合うよう整列された光導波用受信端と送信端と、
前記アクチュエータにより送受信端間の所定位置に移動可能な光遮断膜を含み、前記光遮断膜は、当該光遮断膜の表面上に反射度が90%以上の物質から成る第1塗布層と、前記第1塗布層上に反射度が80%以下で光の一部を透過させながら当該透過光に対して材質厚に応じた光消滅比を有する物質から成る第2塗布層と、
を有することを特徴とするマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。 - 前記第1塗布層は、Au、Ni、Cu、Al及びPtから成るグループから選択されたいずれか一つの物質とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記第2塗布層はTi、TiO2、Cr、CrO2、W、Te及びBeから成るグループから選択されたいずれか一つの物質とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記第2塗布層は、Ti、Cr、W、Te及びBeから成るグループから選択されたいずれか一つの物質から成る第1層、及び前記第1層上に形成され、TiO2またはCrO2から成る第2層を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記光遮断膜は、前記送信端と受信端の光軸に対して傾斜するよう配置された平板構造であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記光遮断膜は、前記光導波用受信端の光軸に垂直な面を有し、前記光導波用送信端の光軸に90°より小さい角で傾斜する面を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記光遮断膜は半櫛形状であることを特徴とする請求項6に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記アクチュエータは、
前記基板上に固定された接地電極と駆動電極を備えた電極部と、
前記基板上に配置され、当該基板の一端が前記接地電極に連結されたスプリングと、
前記基板上に配置されて前記駆動電極の前記スプリングの他端に連結され、前記駆動電極方向に移動可能な構造から成る移動質量部と、
を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。 - 前記第1塗布層はAu、Ni、Cu、Al及びPtから成るグループから選択されたいずれか一つの物質とし、前記電極部の電極物質は前記第1塗布層を成す金属と同一金属により塗布されることを特徴とする請求項8に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
- 前記第2塗布層はTi、Cr、W、Te及びBeから成るグループから選択されたいずれか一つの物質とし、前記電極部の電極物質は前記第2塗布層を成す金属と同一金属により塗布されることを特徴とする請求項8に記載のマイクロ電子機械システム可変光減衰器。
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