• DocumentCode
    2095330
  • Title

    Polarization-independent variable optical attenuator employing dye-doped (polymer/liquid-crystal) composite film for 1.5-µm optical fiber communication

  • Author

    Fukushima, Shinya ; Yoshinaga, Koji ; Hachino, Tomohiro ; Igarashi, Yoichiro ; Noguchi, So ; Higuchi, H. ; Kikuchi, Hiroaki

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7-10 Nov. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Polarization-independent optical attenuation at 1.5 μm was demonstrated by using a dichroic dye-doped (polymer/liquid-crystal) composite film. The maximum attenuation of 17.1 dB was obtained when an aperture structure was introduced to block scattered light.
  • Keywords
    composite materials; dyes; light scattering; liquid crystal devices; liquid crystal polymers; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical films; optical polymers; aperture structure; dichroic dye-doped polymer-liquid-crystal composite film; light scattering; optical attenuation; optical fiber communication; polarization-independent variable optical attenuator; wavelength 1.5 mum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Guangzhou
  • ISSN
    2162-108X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-6274-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6510857
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2095330