Title :
Optical switch based on fluid-filled photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Wang, Yiping ; Bartelt, Hartmut ; Ecke, Wolfgang ; Moerl, Klaus ; Jin, Wei ; Schroeder, Kerstin ; Willsch, Reinhardt ; Kobelke, Jens ; Rothhardt, Manfred ; Shan, Liye ; Brueckner, Sven ; Tan, Xiaoling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
An optical switch with a 30 dB was developed by filling liquid into air holes of a photonic crystal fiber. The switching attributes to the waveguiding change and the absorption of the filled material.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical switches; photonic crystals; air holes; extinction ratio; filled material absorption; optical switch; photonic crystal fiber; waveguiding properties; Absorption; Communication switching; Filling; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optical switches; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214272
