• 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