Title :
Variable optical power splitter with field-induced waveguides in liquid crystals in paranematic phase
Author :
Costache, F. ; Hartwig, H. ; Bornhorst, K. ; Blasl, M.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Photonic Microsyst., Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
A novel 1×2 variable optical power splitter based on field-induced waveguides in paranematic phase liquid crystals is reported. Continuously, voltage adjustable splitting with sub-microsecond response time is demonstrated on a device fabricated on silicon backplane.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nematic liquid crystals; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; field-induced waveguides; liquid crystals; paranematic phase; silicon backplane; submicrosecond response time; variable optical power splitter; voltage adjustable splitting; Electrodes; Electrooptical waveguides; Liquid crystals; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber networks; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1A.7
