Title :
Rotary-driven polymeric waveguide optical switch with mechanical actuator
Author :
Uesugi, Toshitsugu ; Ichikawa, Toshiyuki ; Sugitatsu, Atsushi
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. R & D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a cost-effective optical switch realized by a combination of flexible polymeric waveguides and mechanical actuators based on internal total reflection at cross-points in the polymeric waveguides.
Keywords :
actuators; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; mechanical actuator; optical switch; rotary driven polymeric waveguide; Actuators; Films; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Reflection; Relays;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
