Broadband 1×2 liquid crystal router with low thermal dependence for polymer optical fiber networks Articles uri icon

publication date

  • December 2014

start page

  • 281

end page

  • 287

volume

  • 333

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0030-4018

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1873-0310

abstract

  • A 1×2 optical router based on an achromatic liquid crystal polarization rotator has been designed and experimentally tested. The router can work in the spectral range used in step-index polymer optical fiber networks (400-700 nm) with low wavelength and temperature dependences. The theoretical design is fast and simple and has good agreement with experimental results. Experimental crosstalk is lower than -18.68 dB for both outputs, even with thermal variations of 10 °C. Performance improvement with respect to previously reported devices with similar structure has also been analyzed.

subjects

  • Electronics
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Optics

keywords

  • liquid crystal displays; multiplexing; optical communication; plastic optical fibers; fiber optics communication; liquid crystal devices; optical routers; polarization-selective devices; variable optical splitters; engineering main heading; multiplexing.