Liquid crystal variable optical attenuators integrated on planar lightwave circuits

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 609-611

  Hirabayashi, K ^a   Wada, M ^a   Amano, C ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Modulator; Planar lightwave circuit; Switch; Variable optical attenuators; WDM

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE ATTENUATORS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DRIBING VOLTAGE; OPTICAL CRYSTAL VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATORS; PARALLEL LIGHT WAVEGUIDES; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; TRENCHES;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0035362757     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.924039     Document Type: Article

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