Micro-optical components and systems are
used in information- and telecommunication technologies, optical storage
devices, measuring and analytical instruments. Typical components are
fiber couplers/connectors, waveguides, lenses, slits, gratings, and
mirrors which can be fabricated in silicon, glass, or polymers. Protron
Mikrotechnik uses silicon wet chemical and deep reactive ion etching
(DRIE) for the fabrication of micro-optical components. These technologies
allow the fabrication of high precision parts combined with a high design
flexibility.