Title :
Optical TIR switches using PLZT thin-film waveguides on sapphire
Author :
Wasa, Kiyotaka ; Yamazaki, Osamu ; Adachi, Hideaki ; Kawaguchi, Takao ; Setsune, Kentaro
Author_Institution :
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd., Osaka, Japan
fDate :
10/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Light beam switching in a four-port channel waveguide has been achieved using electrooptic modulation of epitaxially grown PLZT thin film on sapphire. The switches exhibited a low drive voltage of 4.7 V with a switching speed of higher than 1 GHz.
Keywords :
Electrooptic switches; Optical planar waveguides; Planar optical waveguide; Electrodes; Optical buffering; Optical films; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Sputtering; Substrates; Thin film circuits; Transistors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073666
