Multiguide directional coupler using switchable liquid-crystalline optical channels

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Kuo, Chie Tong ^a   Huang, Shuan Yu ^a   Jiang, I Min ^a   Tsai, Ming Shan ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDED MODES; MULTIGUIDE DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SWITCHABLE LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE OPTICAL CHANNELS;

CLADDING (COATING); ELECTRODES; PHASE MODULATION; POLARIZATION; THIN FILMS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 20944444771     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1899223     Document Type: Article

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