Ferroelectric liquid-crystal waveguide modulation based on a switchable uniaxial–uniaxial interface

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 3016-3030

  Walker, D B ^a   Glytsi, E N ^a   Gaylord, T K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic modulation; Ferroelectric liquid crystal; Mode matching; Optical waveguide theory

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

CUTOFF MODULATOR; DEFLECTION MODULATOR; DISCONTINUITIES; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; INPUT COUPLER; MODE MATCHING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030166654     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003016     Document Type: Article

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