CMOS-compatible, piezo-optomechanically tunable photonics for visible wavelengths and cryogenic temperatures

PR Stanfield, AJ Leenheer, CP Michael, R Sims… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a platform for phase and amplitude modulation in silicon nitride photonic
integrated circuits via piezo-optomechanical coupling using tightly mechanically coupled …

Broadband 1 x 4 silicon nitride photonic switch fabricated on a hybrid electrothermal and electrostatic mems platform

B Barazani, A Gascon, C Coia, F Nabki… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
This study demonstrates a monolithic 1 x 4 optical switch composed of a planar micro-
electro-mechanical system (MEMS) integrated with silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides. The …

A SOI out-of-plane electrostatic MEMS actuator based on in-plane motion

S Nabavi, M Ménard, F Nabki - Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work describes a novel micromechanical structure capable of producing out-of-plane
motion from in-plane forces generated by electrostatic microelectromechanical system …

Two-axis MEMS positioner for waveguide alignment in silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits

AAS Rabih, S Sharma, J Pita, M Ménard, F Nabki - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Alignment is critical for efficient integration of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators have shown potential to tackle this …

[HTML][HTML] Aluminum nitride out-of-plane piezoelectric MEMS actuators

AAS Rabih, M Kazemi, M Ménard, F Nabki - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Integrating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators with low-loss suspended
silicon nitride waveguides enables the precise alignment of these waveguides to other …

Hybrid MEMS actuator with 3 degrees-of-freedom for efficient planar optical switching

S Sharma, S Nabavi, AAS Rabih… - Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work demonstrates a hybrid MEMS actuator platform that combines electrostatic and
piezoelectric actuators to displace a suspended MEMS platform along 3 degrees-of-freedom …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable terahertz metamaterial using electrostatically electric split-ring resonator

T Xu, R Xu, YS Lin - Results in Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
A design of electrostatically tunable metamaterial is proposed in the terahertz (THz)
frequency range using electric split-ring resonators (eSRR), which shows polarization …

Integrated 1× 3 MEMS silicon nitride photonics switch

S Sharma, N Kohli, J Brière, F Nabki, M Ménard - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We present a 1× 3 optical switch based on a translational microelectromechanical system
(MEMS) platform with integrated silicon nitride (SiN) photonic waveguides. The fabricated …

Four-bands high-resolution integrated spectrometer

R El Ahdab, F Nabki, M Ménard - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We present the concept and design of a novel integrated optical spectrometer able to
operate over four different optical bands in the infrared that cover over 900? nm of …

Multi degrees-of-freedom hybrid piezoelectric-electrostatic MEMS actuators integrated with displacement sensors

AAS Rabih, S Nabavi, M Ménard… - Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents novel multi degrees-of-freedom (DOF) actuators based on piezoelectric
and electrostatic actuation to generate both in-plane and out-of-plane motions, intended to …