Title :
A bistable optical waveguided switch using a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer
Author :
Asquini, Rita ; D´Alessandro, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The extensive advent of optical communication networks requires new generations of large integrated optical switch matrices able to route information and data streams. We report a novel low cost bistable coupled-waveguide switch based on voltage controlled reorientation of a surface stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystal
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical bistability; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; bistable optical waveguided switch; coupled-waveguide switch; insertion losses; integrated optical switch matrices; low cost switch; molecular reorientation; planar waveguides; surface stabilised FLC layer; voltage controlled reorientation; Communication switching; Costs; Ferroelectric materials; Liquid waveguides; Optical bistability; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.890703
