A numerical study of optical switches and modulators based on ferroelectric liquid crystals

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-87

  Ntogari, Georgia ^a   Tsipouridou, Despoina ^a   Kriezis, Emmanouil E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Directional couplers; Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Optical switches

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (FLC); GUIDED-WAVE DEVICES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 12344318081     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/1/013     Document Type: Article

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