In-package active fiber optic micro-aligner

John M. Haake; Robert L. Wood; Vijayakumar R. Dhuler

doi:10.1117/12.302398

15 March 1998 In-package active fiber optic micro-aligner

John M. Haake, Robert L. Wood, Vijayakumar R. Dhuler

Proceedings Volume 3276, Miniaturized Systems with Micro-Optics and Micromechanics III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.302398
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe and demonstrate what we believe is the first 3- axis MEMS active fiber optic micro-aligner, which will allow for in-package alignment of fiber optic and micro-optic components. The micro-aligner is a wafer level fabricated device, based on a combination of silicon micromachining and LIGA technology. The electrically controllable actuators demonstrate the high force and displacement necessary to overcome fiber optic, counterforce springs, friction, and wirebonds to perform in-package alignment of a fiber optic. We have demonstrated movement of > 20 microns in all three axes in an in-package configuration. The first prototype device are currently small enough (4 X 4 X 0.5 mm³) to fit into a standard 14 pin butterfly package. We will show that future devices with the same forces and displacements can be made smaller than 1 X 1 X 0.5 mm³ thus allowing for multiple single mode fiber optic attachments inside a standard opto-electronic package.

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John M. Haake, Robert L. Wood, and Vijayakumar R. Dhuler "In-package active fiber optic micro-aligner", Proc. SPIE 3276, Miniaturized Systems with Micro-Optics and Micromechanics III, (15 March 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.302398

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