Title :
Bistable switching operation in a Si sampled grating waveguide with ferroelectric liquid crystals cladding
Author :
Nakatsuhara, K. ; Kato, Akira ; Hayama, Y.
Author_Institution :
Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A Si sampled grating waveguide with a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding was proposed and fabricated. The bistable switching operation of the fabricated device, which was latched without state-sustaining power, was demonstrated.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; ferroelectric materials; liquid crystals; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; bistable switching operation; ferroelectric liquid crystals cladding; sampled grating waveguide; Gratings; Optical bistability; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1A.8
