Polarization-independent all-wave polymer-based TIR thermooptic switch

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1558-1565

  Wang, Xiaolong ^a   Howley, Brie ^a   Chen, Maggie Y ^b   Chen, Ray T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Omega Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical switch; Polymer waveguide; Thermooptic (TO) effect; Total internal reflections (TIR)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFLECTION;

POLYMER WAVEGUIDE; THERMOOPTIC (TO) EFFECT; THERMOOPTIC SWITCH; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS (TIR); ULTRABROAD OPTICAL BANDWIDTH;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 33645009417     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.863236     Document Type: Article

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