Linear optical switching in a FLC/waveguide composite device |
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| Authors: | M. Ozaki Y. Sadohara Y. Uchiyama M. Utsumi K. Yoshino |
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| Affiliation: | a Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A fast electrooptic modulation in a polymer waveguide using a ferroelectric liquid crystal has been proposed. In this device, the surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal and the soft mode ferroelectric liquid crystal are used as an active material on the passive polymer waveguide, and electrooptic switching is realized by controlling the total reflection at the polymer waveguide-liquid crystal interface. The response time is of the order of several microseconds. The analogue electrooptic modulation in the waveguide is realized using the field induced linear molecular tilt of the electroclinic effect in the soft mode ferroelectric liquid crystal. |
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