Title :
Switching in Liquid Crystal Filled Photonic Bandgap Fiber
Author :
Hoffrén, H. ; Tuominen, J. ; Ludvigsen, H.
Author_Institution :
Fiber-Opt. Group, Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo
Abstract :
This paper presents a switch based on a liquid crystal filled photonic bandgap fiber (PBF) where the signal light is transmitted in the transverse direction. A broad and smooth operational wavelength range can be obtained with this type of optical switch
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; optical fibres; optical switches; photonic band gap; liquid crystal filled fiber; optical switch; optical switching; photonic bandgap fiber; signal light transmission; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lead; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248468
