micro-optics – TechConnect Briefs

Reflow Microfabrication for Refractive Optical Components: Process and Materials

Johnstone R.W., Parameswaran M., Simon Fraser University, CA

Our paper will describe a new method of fabricating refractive optical components for free-space micro-optical systems. The seminal paper on this topic was Pister et al [1], in which hinges were used to demonstrate several [...]

Optical Propagation Methodologies for Optical MEM Systems

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Martinez J.A., Marchand P.J., Shomsky M.T., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

In this paper, we examine optical propagation techniques for modeling and simulating optical MEM systems. We determine an appropriate technique through studying two criteria: the requirements established by the physical properties of these systems and [...]

CAD for Opto-Electronic Microsystems

Kurzweg T.P., Levitan S.P., Marchand P.J., Prough K.R., Chiarulli D.M., University of Pittsburgh, US

The use of MEMs technology has enabled the fabrica-tion of micro-optical and micro-electro-mechanical systems on a common substrate. This has led to new challenges in computer aided design of optical micro-electro-mechanical systems. We have extended [...]