Title :
Switching operation of Si waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch with ferroelectric liquid crystal cladding
Author :
Sawa, T. ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Nakagami, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricated a compact optical switch of a symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer using Si-waveguide with a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding. We demonstrated a switching operation with the experimental device fabricated at 1550nm wavelength.
Keywords :
ferroelectric liquid crystals; light interferometers; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch; ferroelectric liquid crystal cladding; optical waveguide; switching operation; Liquid crystals; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
