The design of 2×2 polymer TIR switch based on thermal field analysis employing thermo-optic effect

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5623, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 174-183

  Yu, Hui ^a   Jiang, Xiaoqing ^a   Yang, Jianyi ^a   Li, Xihua ^a   Wang, Minghua ^a   Li, Yubo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optic switch; Thermal field distribution; Thermo Optical effect; Total internal reflection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

REFLECTION EFFICIENCY; THERMAL FIELD DISTRIBUTION; THERMO-OPTIC EFFECT; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR);

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 17644364114     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.574951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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