Abstract

A Kerr-based electrooptic material is used as the top cladding over a silica waveguide to form a variable optical attenuator that provides 20 dB extinction and 1 ms response time within 4 mm of length.

Keywords:
Optical attenuator Attenuator (electronics) Optics Cladding (metalworking) Waveguide Materials science Extinction ratio Optoelectronics Optical fiber Physics Attenuation Wavelength Multi-mode optical fiber

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