Fiber-optical switch using cam-micromotor driven by scratch drive actuators

Yoshiaki Kanamori; Y. Aoki; M. Sasaki; H. Hosoya; A. Wada; Kazuhiro Hane

doi:10.1088/0960-1317/15/1/018

Fiber-optical switch using cam-micromotor driven by scratch drive actuators

Yoshiaki Kanamori, Y. Aoki, M. Sasaki, H. Hosoya, A. Wada, Kazuhiro Hane

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We fabricated a 1 × 1 fiber-optic switch using a cam-micromotor driven by scratch drive actuators (SDAs). Using the cam-micromotor, mechanical translation and precise positioning of an optical fiber were performed. An optical fiber of diameter 50 μm was bent and pushed out with a cam-mechanism driven by the SDAs fabricated by surface micromachining. The maximum rotation speed of the cam-micromotor was 7.5 rpm at a driving frequency of 1.5 kHz. The transient time of the switch to attenuate coupling efficiency less than -40 dB was around 10 ms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-123
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/15/1/018
Publication status	Published - 2005 Jan 1

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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