Title :
A wavelength switching operation of a Si-waveguide asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding
Author :
Hoshi, R. ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Nakagami, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
We proposed and fabricated a novel optical switching device using a Si-waveguide asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding. We demonstrated the wavelength switching operation with the experimental device fabricated at 1550 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; claddings; elemental semiconductors; ferroelectric liquid crystals; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; 1550 nm; Si; Si-waveguide; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding; wavelength switching; High speed optical techniques; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215549
