4×4 Free-space polarazation-independent optical switch using half-wave plates for polarized controlling

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5625, Issue PART 1, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Cai, Zilong ^a   Luo, Fengguang ^a   Cao, Mingcui ^a   Wei, Huimin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal; Half wave plate; Optical switch; Polarization dependent loss; Polarization independent; Relay; S polarized light

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FIBERS; ROUTERS;

FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; HALF-WAVE PLATE; POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT LOSS; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT; S-POLARIZED LIGHT;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 18944407799     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.574480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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