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Polarization-insensitive integrated-optical switches: na new electrode design
Abstract:
The combination of two different types of electrodes in integrated optical switches is shown to permit polarization- insensitive operation. The ability to process arbitrarily polarized light is critical to the use of integrated optical devices with glass fiber transmission lines, due to the rapid changes in polarization state of light propagating in the fibers. We examine the performance of a Deltabeta reversal switch which uses two different types of electrodes and show that polarization-insensitive operation is readily achievable.
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