DocumentCode
1121691
Title
A low-crosstalk liquid crystal optical switch
Author
Prisco, John J.
Author_Institution
Warner Amex Cable Communications, Inc., Plainfield, NJ, USA
Volume
3
Issue
1
fYear
1985
fDate
2/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
37
Lastpage
38
Abstract
The performance of a low-crosstalk polarization-insensitive liquid crystal optical switch is reported. Polarization rotation by a nematic twist cell and attenuation by a dynamic scattering cell are the switching mechanisms. The maximum crosstalk ratio for this 1 × 2 optical switch is -82 dB, which is suitable for switching analog as well as digital signals.
Keywords
Liquid crystal materials/devices; Optical switches; Crosstalk; Light scattering; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074164
Filename
1074164
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