Title :
A novel photonic crystal fibre switch
Author :
Larsen, Thomas Tanggaard ; Hermann, David Sparre ; Broeng, Jes ; Bjarklev, Anders
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A new thermo-optic fibre switch is demonstrated, which utilizes the phase transitions of a thermochromic liquid crystal inside a photonic crystal fibre. We report an extinction ratio of 60 dB and an insertion loss of 1 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; optical materials; phase transformations; photonic crystals; thermo-optical effects; 1 dB; extinction ratio; insertion loss; phase transition; photonic crystal fibre; thermo-optic fibre switch; thermochromic photonic crystal; Extinction ratio; Liquid crystals; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Switches; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313716
