Title :
Polymeric digital optical switch using fluorinated polyimide waveguides
Author :
Tsuji, Shinji ; Ido, Tatemi ; Inoue, Hiroaki
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Polymeric 1×8 digital optical switch using highly reliable fluoride polyimide has been demonstrated. Experimental results show an excellent potential for the practical use in optical networks
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; 10 Gbit/s; fluorinated polyimide waveguides; highly reliable fluoride polyimide; optical networks; polymeric 1×8 digital optical switch; polymeric digital optical switch; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Polyimides; Propagation losses; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739617
