KR100493524B1 - 미세-전자기계로 재구성 가능한 광학격자 - Google Patents
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- 광전송로 내에 포함되는 복수의 광학격자 구조; 및상부에 상기 격자구조가 형성되고, 슬라이딩 가능하게 이동할 수 있는 실질적으로 평면인 미세-전자기계 기판;을 포함하여 구성되며, 상기 미세-전자기계 기판은, 격자구조 사이의 간격거리를 변경하고 상기 광학격자를 원하는 파장 선택도를 갖도록 동조하며 다중구조를 가능하게 하기 위해, 제어방식으로 상기 미세-전자기계 기판에 대해 상대적으로 그리고 인접한 격자구조에 상대적으로 격자구조를 슬라이딩 시킴으로서 각 작동기가 각 격자구조에 물리적으로 움직이도록 동작 가능하게 연결됨으로서, 각 격자구조에 동작 가능하게 연결된 제어가능한 미세-전자기계 작동기를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 격자구조는 주기적 격자를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 격자구조는 처프 격자를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 격자구조는 분포된 귀환형 격자를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 격자구조는 패브리-페롯 에탈론 광 결합/분기 격자구조를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 미세-전자기계 작동기는 상기 미세-전자기계 기판 상에 사진 석판화하여 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 미세-전자기계 작동기는 평평한 단층 실리콘 박막구조를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 미세-전자기계 작동기는 적어도 하나의 고정 지지장치 및 격자구조에 연결되어 작동하고 상기 고정 지지장치에 의해 지지되며, 물리적으로 상기 격자구조를 다른 격자구조에 대해 상대적으로 움직이도록 하기 위해 이동 가능한 아암부재를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 미세-전자기계 작동기는 각 격자구조에 연결되어 작동하는 힌지 플레이트 작동기를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 광신호가 상기 격자구조를 지나가기 위해 통과하는 입력 포트를 정의하고, 상기 광신호를 상기 격자 구조로부터 수신하기 위한 출력포트를 정의하는 광도파관을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 상기 입력포트에 연결되어 작동하는 콜리메이트렌즈 및 상기 출력포트에 연결되어 작동하는 볼록렌즈를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가변파장 광학격자.
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