• DocumentCode
    528099
  • Title

    Rotary-driven polymeric waveguide optical switch with mechanical actuator

  • Author

    Uesugi, Toshitsugu ; Ichikawa, Toshiyuki ; Sugitatsu, Atsushi

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Technol. R & D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    78
  • Lastpage
    79
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate a cost-effective optical switch realized by a combination of flexible polymeric waveguides and mechanical actuators based on internal total reflection at cross-points in the polymeric waveguides.
  • Keywords
    actuators; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; mechanical actuator; optical switch; rotary driven polymeric waveguide; Actuators; Films; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Reflection; Relays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6785-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5588215
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=528099