Title :
Optical switching characteristics in Si-waveguide asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer having ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding
Author :
Hoshi, R. ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Nakagami, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
5/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel optical switching device using a Si-waveguide asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding is proposed. The switching operation was successfully demonstrated by the experimental device designed for a 1550 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; ferroelectric liquid crystals; integrated optics; liquid crystal devices; optical switches; silicon; 1550 nm; Si; ferroelectric liquid crystal cladding; optical switching characteristics; optical switching device; waveguide asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060924
