MEMS technology offer substantial advantages for optical systems: Tight dimensional tolerances allow accurate control of optical fields, MEMS actuators provide tunability, parallel processing leads to low cost, and miniaturization simplifies packaging and installation. Cost-effective use of microfabrication technology requires miniaturization, however, so optical MEMS presents unique challenges in design and scaling.
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Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Date of Conference: 6-6 June 2003