Realization of an Electrically-Controlled Optical Switch Using Nematic Liquid Crystal Core Waveguide

Mukesh Sharma; Aloka Sinha; M. R. Shenoy

doi:10.1364/photonics.2014.m4a.11

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Realization of an Electrically-Controlled Optical Switch Using Nematic Liquid Crystal Core Waveguide

Mukesh Sharma Aloka Sinha M. R. Shenoy

Year: 2014 Pages: M4A.11-M4A.11

DOI: 10.1364/photonics.2014.m4a.11

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Abstract

We report fabrication and characterization of a nematic liquid crystal waveguide on an ITO coated glass substrate, which behaves as an electrically-controlled optical switch with a small threshold voltage of 1 V.

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Liquid crystal Materials science Waveguide Fabrication Optical switch Optoelectronics Core (optical fiber) Realization (probability) Voltage Optics Substrate (aquarium) Physics

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Photonic Crystals and Applications

Physical Sciences → Physics and Astronomy → Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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