Title :
Demonstration of switching operation in a symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch using Si waveguide with a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding
Author :
Sasaki, T. ; Sato, H. ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Nakagami, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We proposed and fabricated a novel optical switching device using a Si-waveguide symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding. We demonstrated the wavelength switching operation with the experimental device fabricated at 1550 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; claddings; electro-optical switches; ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; ferroelectric liquid crystal cladding; optical switching device; symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength switching; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391497
