DocumentCode
3074685
Title
Polymer waveguide birefringence modulators for polarization controllers
Author
Kim, Jun-Whee ; Park, Su-Hyun ; Oh, Min-Cheol ; Noh, Young-Ouk ; Lee, Hyung-Jong
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ., Pusan, South Korea
fYear
2012
fDate
2-6 July 2012
Firstpage
69
Lastpage
70
Abstract
A birefringence modulator for controlling the phase retardation between TE and TM polarizations is demonstrated using a polymer waveguide. Highly birefringent polymer material is incorporated to increase the polarization dependence of the thermo-optic (TO) effect.
Keywords
birefringence; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical polarisers; optical polymers; optical retarders; optical waveguides; thermo-optical effects; TE polarizations; TM polarizations; birefringence modulators; highly birefringent polymer material; phase retardation; polarization controllers; polymer waveguide; thermooptic effect; Educational institutions; Heating; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Polymers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location
Busan
ISSN
2166-8884
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN
2166-8884
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276375
Filename
6276375
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