Crosstalk-minimized polymeric 2 × 2 thermooptic switch

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-18

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

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

^b Omega Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical switches; Thermooptic effect; Total internal reflection effect; Volume relaxation phenomenon

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LIGHT REFLECTION;

THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS; THERMOOPTIC SWITCH; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION EFFECT; VOLUME RELAXATION PHENOMENON;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 33749390139     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.860035     Document Type: Article

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