Title :
Self-aligning 2×2 fiber-optic switch using liquid crystals
Author :
Sumriddetchkajorn, S. ; Sengupta, Deepak K. ; Riza, Nabeel A.
Author_Institution :
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. One option for self alignment is to use ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) to form a high speed no moving part 2×2 fibre optic switch (FOS). Recently, we proposed a simple 2×2 FOS using FLCs. In this paper, we demonstrate the properties of this FOS
Keywords :
ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical fibre polarisation; optical switches; FLCs; ferroelectric liquid crystals; fibre optic switch; high speed; liquid crystals; self alignment; self-aligning 2×2 fiber-optic switch; High speed optical techniques; Liquid crystals; Optical beams; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813515
