authors
- CONTRERAS LALLANA, PEDRO
- VAZQUEZ GARCIA, MARIA CARMEN
- VINOUZE, B.
- SANCHEZ MONTERO, DAVID RICARDO
- HEGGARTY, K.
Multiplexer and Variable Optical Attenuator based on PDLC for Polymer Optical Fiber Networks
Articles
Overview
published in
publication date
- September 2009
start page
- 130
end page
- 142
volume
- 502
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1542-1406
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1563-5287
abstract
- In this work, a combination of a multiplexer and a variable optical attenuator in the same device (VMUX) for use in Polymer Optical Fiber is proposed. Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLC) are polarization independent, have high contrast and gray scale capability. For these reasons, PDLC cells with pixels can be used as switching elements in the device. Characterization of the PDLC has been carried out at two wavelengths. VMUX Complete switching is reached for driving voltages of 20 Vrms, with insertion losses less than 1.6 dB, attenuation larger than 31 dB, rise time less than 2.6 ms and decay time better than 12.4 ms have been obtained.