Polymer 1×2 thermo-optic digital optical switch based on the total-internal-reflection effect

ETRI Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-278

  Han, Young Tak ^a,b   Shin, Jang Uk ^a   Park, Sang Ho ^a   Han, Sang Pil ^a   Baek, Yongsoon ^a   Lee, Chul Hee ^c   Noh, Young Ouk ^c   Park, Hyo Hoon ^b  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c ChemOptics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digital optical switch (DOS); Polymer; Thermo optic; Total internal reflection; Variable optical attenuator

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL OPTICAL SWITCHES; ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION; INDEX CONTRASTS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MULTI-MODE WAVEGUIDES; MULTIMODES; ON-OFF RATIO; THERMO-OPTIC; THERMOOPTICS; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR; VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATORS;

ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 79954450928     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.11.0210.0380     Document Type: Article

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