• DocumentCode
    2400891
  • Title

    A ferro-electric liquid crystal polarization controlled switch for WDM applications

  • Author

    Nakatsuhara, K. ; Yamada, T. ; Nakagami, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    722
  • Abstract
    A broadband switching using an optical switch with ferro-electric liquid crystal polarization control devices is demonstrated. The device could be available for a broadband and polarization independent switch in wavelength division multiplexing systems.
  • Keywords
    ferroelectric liquid crystals; light polarisation; liquid crystal devices; optical communication equipment; optical materials; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM application; broadband switching; ferro-electric liquid crystal polarization control; optical switch; polarization independent switch; wavelength division multiplexing system; Crystalline materials; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253004
  • Filename
    1253004