• DocumentCode
    633404
  • Title

    Switching operation using 220nm thickness Si waveguides with ferroelectric liquid crystal

  • Author

    Hayama, Y. ; Nonaka, Tomomi ; Kato, Akira ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Nakagami, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Switching operations were demonstrated using 220nm thickness Si waveguides with ferro-electric liquid crystal cladding. The phase shift coefficient was evaluated from the switching characteristics to be 3.84 π rad/mm, which is higher than the conventional value.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; ferroelectric devices; liquid crystal devices; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; ferroelectric liquid crystal; optical waveguide; phase shift coefficient; size 220 nm; switching operation; Liquid waveguides; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Refractive index; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6597539