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- the present invention relates to transparent metal stacks.
- Micro-electro-mechanical-switches have been used in such applications as pressure sensors, accelerometers, and nozzles, and have been proposed for use in radio frequency (RF) telecommunications systems.
- RF radio frequency
- optical devices that perform various tasks in the control of these optical signals.
- Such devices include tunable filters and optical limiters.
- PBG photonic band gap
- Uniform PBG structures typically comprise a stack of alternating layers of refractive materials of similar thicknesses, such as gallium arsenide and aluminum arsenide, which exhibit photonic band gaps in their transmission spectra. These alternating layers have different indices of refraction and can be deposited by well known deposition techniques onto a substrate.
- the discontinuity of the indices of refraction imparts a delay to the photonic signal.
- These devices slow down the photonic signal as a result of scattering inside the uniform PBG structure. Since the photonic delay is proportional to the square of the number of periods contained in the uniform PBG structure, a device can be constructed that imparts a predetermined delay to a photonic signal.
- the physical processes involved in the photonic signal delay imparted by a uniform PBG structure are described in detail in Scalora, et al, "Ultrashort pulse propagation at the photonic band edge: large tunable group delay with minimal distortion and loss," Phys. Rev. E Rapid Comm. 54(2), R1078-R1081 (August 1996), which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- an external electric field is applied in order to shift the location of the transmission resonance inside a photonic band gap device to induce changes in the velocity of an externally injected pulse of light.
- a method by which the index of refraction of the affected material layer can be changed. Changing the refractive index of the layer causes the desired change in the velocity of the incident light beam.
- the index of refraction of most ordinary materials can be changed only slightly with the utilization of externally applied electric fields.
- the index of refraction of GaAs can be changed by approximately one part in 1000 if an ordinary electric field is applied across the 100-nm layer discussed above. That is, a shift in the index of refraction occurs from 3.4 to 3.401. While this shift can be considered meaningful, experimentally observable, and useful for some applications like an optical delay line, this shift is too small and impractical for many other applications of interest.
- this change in index of refraction from 3.4 to 3.401 can shift the transmission resonance in a photonic band gap structure by approximately 0.5 nm.
- an optical limiter must stop a coherent signal regardless of its wavelength. This means it must distinguish between low intensity light levels, such as those of ambient light, and a high intensity coherent light, such as a laser beam.
- the device must be able to discriminate between different colors of the incident light, coherent or not, over the entire visible range. That is, it must have a dynamic range approximately 1000 times greater than the shift discussed in our previous patent application and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, i.e., from 0.5 nm to approximately 500 nm or more.
- the present invention generally relates to a device and method of optics propagation and signal control integrated with micro-electro-mechanical-switches (MEMS).
- MEMS micro-electro-mechanical-switches
- the present invention relates to modifying optical transmission properties of a transparent, multilayer metal stack by mechanically varying the thickness of an air gap between layers in the stack. This is accomplished with the novel approach of utilizing MEMS coupled with the stack to change the index of refraction in a given layer of the transparent multilayer metal stack.
- this is accomplished by developing a hybrid combination of transparent multilayer stacks and MEMS, wherein an air gap is used as one of the dielectric layers.
- the air gap thickness can be controlled by the MEMS device thereby enabling much greater control of the index of refraction.
- FIG. 1A is a representation of a transparent metal stack.
- FIG. IB is a chart of the transmission function of the transparent metal stack of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 2A is a representation of a transparent metal stack of the present invention including the novel air gap as one layer and in the open position.
- FIG. 2B is a representation of a transparent metal stack of the present invention including the novel air gap as one layer and in the closed position.
- FIG. 3 is a chart of the transmission function (depicted as a solid curved line) of the device arrangement of FIG. 2A, and a chart of the transmission function (depicted as a dashed line) of the device arrangement of FIG. 2B.
- FIG. 4 is a series of transmission functions for an embodiment of an air gap device according to the present invention, each of the transmission functions corresponding to a predetermined air gap width in the air gap device.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of an actual micro-electro-mechanical optical switch constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 1A An example of a transparent metal stack 5 is shown in FIG. 1A, and the transmission function 20 thereof is shown in FIG. IB.
- Stack 5 consists of alternating layers of silver and any material whose initial refractive index is approximately 1.37, with thickness 140 nm.
- the corresponding transmission function 20 is represented as a solid-line of FIG. IB: the structure is transparent to wavelengths that fall in the visible range.
- the transmission function changes.
- the changed transmission function is depicted by the dashed line in FIG. IB.
- the device is now opaque to ALL radiation, from ultraviolet to microwave fields. This kind of operation can best be described as optical limiting. That is, the device can react to a perceived threat, which might be in the form of a laser or microwave field, by completely shutting itself down and not allowing the propagation of any radiation.
- metal stack 5 comprising alternating layers of a metal 10, such as silver, and any dielectric material 15 whose initial refractive index is approximately 1.37, with thickness 140 nm. It is understood that the measurements herein are used for illustration and other thickness' can be used if in the appropriate proportion.
- the transmission function waveform 20 is shown in FIG. IB, wherein it is shown that the structure is transparent to wavelengths that fall in the visible range.
- the Y-Axis 25 depicts the transmission level and the X-axis 30 depicts the wavelength in nanometers.
- Micro-electro-mechanical-switches can be a potential alternative to nonlinear optical devices.
- nonlinear optics as described in the patent applications incorporated above by reference, a high intensity beam in the form of an electric field, a magnetic field, or both, is used in order to change the physical properties of an ordinary dielectric material.
- physical properties we generally mean the index of refraction of the material, which could be a type of glass for example, or a semiconductor like Gallium Arsenide (GaAs).
- the device limits the transmission of high intensity light and will have a dynamic range on the order of 100 nm or more.
- An example device is described below with reference to FIGs.2 A and 2B.
- a transparent metal stack 200 includes a left stack region 200a and a right stack region 200b separated by a dielectric air gap layer 205.
- Air has a refractive index equal to 1.
- the important parameter here is the optical path of the air gap, which can be made to be equivalent to the optical path of the other dielectric layers by controlling its thickness 210.
- a micro-electro-mechanical-switch assembly 212 controls the thickness 210 of air gap layer 205 by displacing left and right stack regions 200a and 200b toward or away from each other.
- MEMS assembly 212 includes an actuator unit 214 coupled with a left arm 216a and a right arm 216b. Left and right arms 216a and 216b are in respective contact with left and right stack regions 200a and 200b. Actuator unit 214 displaces arms 216a and 216b, and as a result, left and right stack regions 200a and 200b, toward and away from each other, in response to a control signal 218 applied to actuator unit 214, to thereby control thickness 210 of air gap layer 205.
- FIG. 2A represents a device arrangement wherein MEMS assembly 212 has established an air gap thickness 210.
- FIG. 2B represents a device arrangement wherein MEMS assembly 212 has established an air gap thickness of approximately zero by bringing left and right stack regions 200a and 200b together from their separated positions in FIG. 2A.
- the results below are of a mathematical model that describes light propagation inside the multilayer stack. It is assumed the stack comprises the following arrangement of materials:
- Air Layer 205 of variable width 210 Air Layer 205 of variable width 210:
- the device When the width of the air gap 210 depicted in FIG. 2A is approximately 150 nm, the device allows nearly 30% of the incident light to be transmitted in the visible range as shown at transmission peak 300 of FIG. 3. All other radiation over the entire spectrum is reflected or slightly absorbed as represented by a transmission low level 305 of FIG. 3.
- the air gap width is reduced to approximately zero, as shown at 220 in FIG. 2B, we have a continuous layer of MgF2 50 nm wide in the center 225 of the structure. From the optical point of view, this layer spoils the resonance tunneling phenomenon which otherwise allows the propagation of the visible wavelengths. This absence of propagation is illustrated as the dashed line 310 of FIG. 3.
- this central layer falls below a certain value, it ceases to be effective, and could in principle be removed.
- the thin MgF2 layers serve as protective layers for the outer silver layer. Therefore, when the two sides are touching or nearly touching, as shown in FIG. 2B, the calculation shows that the transmission through the stack is reduced to approximately 0.3%, or approximately a factor of 100 less compared to the "open" state, as shown in FIG. 2A.
- a 60% change in the optical path of the air gap layer allows a drastic change of the transmissive properties of the device, as shown in FIG. 3.
- the device depicted in FIG. 2A and 2B can be an optical limiter, which allows light to be transmitted in the open position, and which rejects most of the light in the closed position.
- An example dielectric material that was used is MgF2.
- other dielectric materials such as Silicon Nitride, or Titanium Dioxide can be used.
- the tunability is graphically depicted in FIG. 4 wherein the X-axis 460 is the air gap thickness in nm and the Y-axis 405 is the percentage light propagation.
- the design is similar to the apparatus of FIGs. 2A and 2B, except that in this embodiment the air gap thickness varies from 470 to 550 nm.
- the air gap thickness varies from 470 to 550 nm.
- transmission profiles 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 respectively correspond to exemplary air gap thicknesses 470nm, 490nm, 510nm, 530nm and 550nm.
- the graphical illustrations are by way of example only and it is understood that any variations of the air gap thickness can be used depending on the characteristics of the tunable filter desired. It is noted that it is possible to incorporate two or more air gaps in the device, which allows for greater tunability control.
- Switch 500 includes an upper silicon section 502a, and a substantially identical, opposing lower silicon section 502b, bonded together to form a cavity 504 between the upper and lower sections.
- Upper section 502a includes a pair of substrates 504a and 506a spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction L, and a transparently thin, laterally extending, flexible membrane 508a between the spaced substrates.
- lower section 502b includes a pair of spaced substrates 504b and 506b and a transparently thin, laterally extending, membrane 508b between the spaced substrates.
- Upper and lower silicon sections 502a and 502b can be fabricated using a bulk micro-machining technique. Also, silicon sections 502a and 502b can be made of suitable materials other than silicon.
- a pair of PBG multilayer stack regions 512a and 512b, constructed in accordance with the present invention to exhibit desired optical properties, are deposited on respective inner surfaces of membranes 508a and 508b to thereby oppose one another within cavity 504.
- a first pair of laterally spaced actuators 514a and a second pair of laterally spaced actuators 514b opposing the first pair are respectively embedded in the outer surfaces of the upper and lower sections
- Actuator pairs 514a and 514b are respectively positioned at edge portions of flexible membranes 508a and 508b and control a separation or width 520 between opposing stack regions 512a and 512b by displacing the respective deformable membranes in a vertical direction V.
- Each actuator pair 514a/514b advantageously maintains an even or level orientation of the respective membrane
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