Title :
Polymer waveguide devices
Author :
Yao, H.H. ; Zawadzki, Crispin ; Keil, Norbert ; Bauer, Matthias ; Dreyer, C. ; Schneider, I.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
Summary from only given. Polymer optical waveguide devices have attracted a lot of attention with regard to applications in the all-optical network, basically, because they have the potential of added optical functionality and because they may be producible at low cost. The combination of a large thermo-optic (TO) coefficient with low heat conductivity results in low electric switching power at ms-response time. Two kinds of polymer waveguide switches, i.e., interferometric-type switches and digital optical switches (DOS), have been reported.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; integrated optics; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; added optical functionality; all-optical network; digital optical switches; electric switching power; interferometric-type switches; large thermo-optic coefficient; low cost; low heat conductivity; low optical crosstalk; low switching power; ms-response time; polymer optical waveguide devices; polymer waveguide switches; All-optical networks; Cogeneration; Conductivity; Cost function; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034238
