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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253004
