Integrated electro-optic switch based on a ferroelectric liquid crystal waveguide

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 320, Issue , 1998, Pages 321-335

  Scalia, Giusy ^a,b   Hermann, David Sparre ^a   Abbate, Giancarlo ^b   Komitov, Lachezar ^a   Mormile, Pasquale ^c   Righini, Gian Carlo ^d   Sirleto, Luigi ^d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electro optic device; Ferroelectric liquid crystal; Guided mode; Integrated optics; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001564014     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808024404     Document Type: Article

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