Microelectromechanical Systems
Oct 1, 2002 — Researchers in academic and industrial laboratories are harnessing the power of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for use in tunable lasers, optical routers, variable optical attenuators, adaptive optics, displays and other devices.Some of these devices are commercially available, offered by a laundry list of companies, including Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, Mass.; Bandwidth9 Inc. of Fremont, Calif.; iolon Inc. of San Jose, Calif.; MegaSense Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif.; Nortel Networks...