Summary

Optoelectronics and Communications Conference/International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication

2007

Session Number:10E2

Session:

Number:10E2-5

Polymeric Waveguide Optical Switch Using Rotary Drive Mechanism

Toshitsugu Uesugi,  Shiho Zaizen,  Atsushi Sugitatsu,  Tatsuo Hatta,  

pp.94-95

Publication Date:2007/7/9

Online ISSN:2188-5079

DOI:10.34385/proc.49.10E2-5

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Summary:
We propose a polymeric waveguide optical switch using a novel drive mechanism. A trench formed at a cross-point in the flexible polymeric waveguides is gated by rotating the near-trench arm and switching operation is demonstrated.