R. Cao, J. Ferguson, Y. Drissi, F. Gays, A. Arriordaz, I. O’Connor
{"title":"DRC challenges and solutions for non-Manhattan layout designs","authors":"R. Cao, J. Ferguson, Y. Drissi, F. Gays, A. Arriordaz, I. O’Connor","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924580","url":null,"abstract":"As photonic circuit designs allow and require a wide variety of geometrical shapes that do not exist in traditional integrated circuit (IC) designs, established design rule checking (DRC) methods are severely inadequate and are increasingly unable to fulfill the requirements for reliable and consistent geometrical verification of such layouts. This study presents the application of equation-based DRC, an extended DRC technique that addresses the DRC challenges brought by the non-Manhattan geometries that are widely present in photonic layouts.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116759187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scanning angle control of the optical micro scanner actuated by electrostatic force","authors":"N. Ishikawa, K. Ikeda, K. Okazaki, R. Sawada","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924550","url":null,"abstract":"The optical micro scanner is used for various applications, but its scanning performance is affected by temperature. In this paper, we report the temperature dependence of the optical scan angle and the way to control it. It was found that the optical scan angle became small when the temperature rose. However, it was possible to make the optical scan angle constant by regulating the DC voltage that was applied between two comb-electrodes of the optical micro scanner.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129383307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of nanoscale thermometry by fluorescence lifetime measurement in near-field using time correlated single photon counting","authors":"D. Seto, Y. Taguchi, T. Saiki, Yuji Nazasaka","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924601","url":null,"abstract":"A novel noncontact and nanoscale temperature measurement method using fluorescence in near-field, namely Fluor-NOTN (Fluorescence Near-field Optics Thermal Nanoscopy) has been developed. Fluor-NOTN enables to detect the temperature dependence of fluorescence lifetime of CdSe quantum dots (Qdot) at nanoscale spatial resolution. In our case, however, the spatial resolution is limited by the sensitivity of the optical system. This paper reports the feasibility study of a proposed TCSPC (Time Correlated Single Photon Counting) to enhance the temperature measurement sensitivity of Fluor-NOTN. The experimental result indicated that Fluor-NOTN using TCSPC can measure the near-field fluorescence lifetime with 60 nm spatial resolution.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134582582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of a near-infrared surface-emitting metallic nanocavity with multiple quantum well","authors":"Bo-Tsun Chou, Sheng-Di Lin","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924537","url":null,"abstract":"We design an electrically-injected surface-emitting laser with metallic nanocavity aiming for near infrared regime. Our calculation shows that threshold gain and effective mode volume of the TE<sub>01</sub> mode could achieve 2711 cm<sup>-1</sup> and 0.014 λ<sub>0</sub><sup>3</sup>, respectively.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128696688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Duduś, R. Blue, M. Zagnoni, G. Stewart, Deepak Uttamchadani
{"title":"Theoretical and experimental analysis of side-polished fiber optofluidic variable attenuator","authors":"A. Duduś, R. Blue, M. Zagnoni, G. Stewart, Deepak Uttamchadani","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924546","url":null,"abstract":"We report a broadband variable optical attenuator employing a side-polished single-mode optical fiber placed on an electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) platform. Both theoretical and experimental analysis have been carried out on this system. Experimentally, a maximum attenuation of 25 dB was obtained in the wavelength range between 1520 nm and 1560 nm. This compares to a predicted maximum theoretical attenuation of 28 dB.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122795332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Paterson, R. Bauer, C. Clark, D. Uttamchandani, W. Lubeigt
{"title":"Intracavity control of solid-state lasers using MEMS micromirrors","authors":"A. Paterson, R. Bauer, C. Clark, D. Uttamchandani, W. Lubeigt","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924531","url":null,"abstract":"Active control of key laser output beam parameters, such as optical power and transverse intensity profile, of a continuous-wave (CW) Nd:YAG laser is reported. This was achieved by accurately controlling the surface profile of an intracavity MEMS micromirror through active control of its substrate temperature. An output power variation (>20%) and a significant modification of the transverse mode profile could be observed for a temperature variation of ~35 °C.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133381287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Paterson, Li Li, R. Bauer, W. Lubeigt, D. Uttamchandani
{"title":"Comparison of modeled and experimental behavior of a thermoelectrically actuated varifocal micromirror","authors":"A. Paterson, Li Li, R. Bauer, W. Lubeigt, D. Uttamchandani","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924570","url":null,"abstract":"The finite element analysis (FEA) simulation results of a bimorph silicon-gold varifocal micromirror (VFM) are reported. For a 1.2 mm diameter silicon VFM, the simulation shows that a variation of the surface radius of curvature (ROC) from 18.8 mm to 31.3 mm can be achieved between device temperatures of 10 °C and 100 °C. The ROC versus temperature relationship is highly sensitive to the values of Young's modulus and residual stress of the gold layer used in this model. The simulation results are compared with our experimentally measured ROCs obtained at different temperatures, yielding accurate modeling of the VFM behavior.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122870288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Miniaturized ferrofluid actuated single mode fiber variable optical attenuator (VOA)","authors":"A. Duduś, R. Blue, D. Uttamchandani","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924551","url":null,"abstract":"We report a miniature variable optical attenuator employing a ferrofluid actuator/shutter combination located between lensed optical fibers. The VOA consists of an opaque, undiluted ferrofluid plug actuator inside a microfluidic channel. The ferrofluid plug position is translated by a variable magnetic field generated from a miniature electromagnet. The ferrofluid plug actuator in turn displaces a second oil-diluted ferrofluid plug acting as an optical shutter. The position of the shutter controls the optical power coupled between the input and output fibers.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127352526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Blue, A. Duduś, M. Konstantaki, S. Pissadakis, D. Uttamchandani
{"title":"Characterisation of a double tilted fiber Bragg grating using an electrowetting platform","authors":"R. Blue, A. Duduś, M. Konstantaki, S. Pissadakis, D. Uttamchandani","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924578","url":null,"abstract":"We report a method of characterization and modification of the optical transmission properties of a double tilted Bragg grating structure by using a micro droplet translated on an electrowetting-on-dielectric platform. The droplet makes contact with the fiber cladding in the zone between the two gratings in the fiber. The change in optical transmission spectrum with droplet position was experimentally measured, and results are presented and discussed.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"15 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114179259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Tomikawa, J. Jeong, S. Kumagai, I. Yamashita, Y. Uraoka, M. Sasaki
{"title":"Designing positions of grain boundaries in Si thin-film for low-energy-loss optical MEMS/NEMS devices","authors":"T. Tomikawa, J. Jeong, S. Kumagai, I. Yamashita, Y. Uraoka, M. Sasaki","doi":"10.1109/OMN.2014.6924604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2014.6924604","url":null,"abstract":"Polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) thin-film is widely used in optical MEMS/NEMS devices. However, the device performance depends on the crystallized structure in the poly-Si thin-film. We performed metal-induced lateral crystallization (MILC) to design the positions of grain boundaries in the poly-Si thin-film. Thin-film cantilever resonators were fabricated to discuss how grain boundaries affect the oscillation characteristics. Compared with a reference resonator, a resonator in which crystallization was well-designed achieved two-fold increase in Q factor.","PeriodicalId":161791,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125339764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}