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BEYOND DISPLAYS
Optical MEMS switches
Not every optical MEMS device makes an image. Optical switches redirect light itself — useful for routing signals in fiber-optic networks without ever converting them to electricity.
2D MEMS switches
Developed by OMM
3D MEMS switches
Developed by Fujitsu
OPTICAL MEMS SENSING
Light as a sensing tool
Waveguide & fiber-optic sensors
Detect changes carried by guided light
Confocal microscopy
High-resolution optical imaging
Physical sensing
Pressure, flow, and acceleration, measured optically
The same mirrors and gratings that build a
display can just as easily read the world instead
of showing it.
WHAT'S NEXT
New trends in optical MEMS
Higher integration
More optical elements packed per chip
MEMS-nanophotonics
Combining MEMS with nanoscale photonic components
Electronics integration
Driving and sensing circuitry built onto the same chip
Single-chip systems
A complete optical MEMS system on one die
The direction of travel is the same one you've
seen across every part: more function, packed
onto less silicon.
UNIT 24 STUDY COMPLETE
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