DocumentCode
1116272
Title
Optical TIR switches using PLZT thin-film waveguides on sapphire
Author
Wasa, Kiyotaka ; Yamazaki, Osamu ; Adachi, Hideaki ; Kawaguchi, Takao ; Setsune, Kentaro
Author_Institution
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd., Osaka, Japan
Volume
2
Issue
5
fYear
1984
fDate
10/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
710
Lastpage
714
Abstract
Light beam switching in a four-port channel waveguide has been achieved using electrooptic modulation of epitaxially grown PLZT thin film on sapphire. The switches exhibited a low drive voltage of 4.7 V with a switching speed of higher than 1 GHz.
Keywords
Electrooptic switches; Optical planar waveguides; Planar optical waveguide; Electrodes; Optical buffering; Optical films; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Sputtering; Substrates; Thin film circuits; Transistors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073666
Filename
1073666
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