DocumentCode
349297
Title
Self-aligning 2×2 fiber-optic switch using liquid crystals
Author
Sumriddetchkajorn, S. ; Sengupta, Deepak K. ; Riza, Nabeel A.
Author_Institution
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
135
Abstract
Summary form only given. One option for self alignment is to use ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) to form a high speed no moving part 2×2 fibre optic switch (FOS). Recently, we proposed a simple 2×2 FOS using FLCs. In this paper, we demonstrate the properties of this FOS
Keywords
ferroelectric liquid crystals; liquid crystal devices; optical fibre polarisation; optical switches; FLCs; ferroelectric liquid crystals; fibre optic switch; high speed; liquid crystals; self alignment; self-aligning 2×2 fiber-optic switch; High speed optical techniques; Liquid crystals; Optical beams; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Optical switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5634-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813515
Filename
813515
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