• DocumentCode
    2237637
  • Title

    FLC based matrix optical switch

  • Author

    Panarin, Yuri ; Sreenilayam, Sithara

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron.&Commun. Eng., Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    15-19 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A prototype of fast non-blocking 4 times 4 optical LC switch was designed and built. This switch is based on fast Ferroelectric LCs. The optical performance of the switch, such as cross-talk and insertion loss, was simulated and experimentally studied.
  • Keywords
    ferroelectric devices; ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical switches; crosstalk; fast ferroelectric LC; fast ferroelectric liquid crystal; fast nonblocking 4 times 4 optical LC switch; insertion loss; nematic liquid crystals; Communication switching; Ferroelectric materials; Liquid crystals; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Prototypes; Structural beams; Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal; optical switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pisa
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3857-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3856-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PS.2009.5307817
  • Filename
    5307817
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2237637