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Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 1852 (1990); doi:10.1063/1.104037 (3 pages)

Surface‐stabilized ferroelectric liquid‐crystal electro‐optic waveguide switch

Noel A. Clark and Mark A. Handschy

Displaytech Incorporated, 2200 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301 Map This map

(Received 25 June 1990; accepted 31 August 1990)

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We demonstrate control of the optical coupling between a pair of planar waveguides by application of voltage to surface‐stabilized ferroelectric liquid‐crystal films between them. A prototype switch exhibited a response time of 200 μs and a 40:1 switching ratio.

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Keywords

COUPLING, LIQUID CRYSTALS, SWITCHING, FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS, OPTICAL COMPUTERS, OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, FILMS, WAVEGUIDES, SWITCHES, ELECTRO−OPTICAL EFFECTS

PACS

42.79.Gn

Optical waveguides and couplers
78.20.Jq

Electro-optical effects
42.79.Ta

Optical computers, logic elements, interconnects, switches; neural networks
61.30.-v

Liquid crystals

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0003-6951 (print)

1077-3118 (online)

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K. Skarp and M. A. Handschy, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 165, 439 (1988).
M. A. Handschy and N. A. Clark, U. S. Patent No. 4 813 771 (1989).
M. R. Meadows, N. A. Clark, and M. A. Handschy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 1394 (1988APPLAB000054000015001394000001).
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J. H. Jackel, Appl. Opt. 27, 472 (1988).
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