DocumentCode
1286093
Title
Integrated Polymeric All-Optical Switch
Author
Parsanasab, Gholam-Mohammad ; Sharbati, M.T. ; Karimi-Alavijeh, H.R. ; Soltani, Sima ; Gharavi, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Shiraz Univ., Shiraz, Iran
Volume
29
Issue
18
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2801
Lastpage
2804
Abstract
An all-optical switch was fabricated using azo polymers in a directional coupler form where the index of the coupling region was change via cis-trans of azo dyes in the polymer matrix. Exposing the coupling region to green or violet light caused switching action with a response time of about 10 s.
Keywords
dyes; integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical polymers; optical switches; azo dyes; azo polymers; directional coupler; green light; integrated all-optical switch; polymer matrix; polymeric all-optical switch; violet light; Directional couplers; Laser beams; Light emitting diodes; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plastics; Azo polymer; directional couplers; optical switch; polymer waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2011.2163381
Filename
5967878
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