Title :
Electro-optic waveguide switch in nematic liquid crystals
Author :
Asquini, Rita ; D´Alessandro, Antonio ; Maltese, Paolo ; Assanto, Goetano
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng. & INFM, Univ. of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Abstract :
We propose and analyze an electro-optic waveguide switching device consisting of a layer of nematic liquid crystals sandwiched between fused quartz substrates with anchoring films to enforce a planar molecular orientation, rendering the medium a positive uniaxial.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; molecular orientation; nematic liquid crystals; optical films; optical materials; optical waveguides; quartz; SiO2; electro-optic waveguide switch; fused quartz substrate; nematic liquid crystal; planar molecular orientation; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; TV; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313597
