• DocumentCode
    3179032
  • 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
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    535
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313597
  • Filename
    1313597
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3179032