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
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