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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276375
