Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe development of novel experimental techniques in atomic physics is allowing for the manipulation and control of atoms in structured silicon chips. These new techniques to manipulate atoms in a chip require building micro systems on chip that support actuation, alignment control and tunability for each micro component, which requires a significant integration effort. One example of a new experimental technique in atomic physics is the realization of optical cavities which is a very attractive model for quantum information and communication, because it permits the study of light-matter effect. The important exigency of an integrated micro cavity consisting of a micro mirror and a fiber optics cable are; alignment between them to form a small cavity volume and actuation to allow for adjusment of the cavity length. In this Master thesis the fabrication of 1-D v-shape or chevron thermal actuator is proposed based on the following characteristics: the actuator exploits the thermal expansion property of silicon to generate mechanical actuation, offers linear in-plane displacement, large force in small area compared to other actuators schemes and a shuttle that is capable of carrying an optical fiber that creates an optical cavity between it and a micro-mirror. Additionally, fabrication and characterization techniques are also described for the highly reflective (99.9988\\%) micro-mirrors.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Electrical Engineering
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Year
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Benito, Francisco Martin
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Leseman, Zayd Chad
- Biedermann, Grant W.
- Christodoulou, Christos
Subjects
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- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ece_etds/30
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ece_etds-1029