A novel low cost bistable coupled-waveguide switch based on voltage controlled reorientation of a surface stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) is reported. Switching times of the device measured from the optical response are also reported. Improvements of the device performance in terms of higher extinction ratios are obtained by depositing a more uniform alignment layer.
A bistable optical waveguided switch using a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer / Asquini, Rita; D'Alessandro, Antonio. - STAMPA. - 1:(2000), pp. 119-120. ( 13th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers-and-Electro-Optics-Society Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 13-16 Novembre 2000) [10.1109/LEOS.2000.890703].
A bistable optical waveguided switch using a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer
ASQUINI, Rita;D'ALESSANDRO, Antonio
2000
Abstract
A novel low cost bistable coupled-waveguide switch based on voltage controlled reorientation of a surface stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) is reported. Switching times of the device measured from the optical response are also reported. Improvements of the device performance in terms of higher extinction ratios are obtained by depositing a more uniform alignment layer.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


