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25GHz tunability of planar Bragg grating using liquid crystal cladding and electric field
I.J.G.Sparrow, D.A.Sager, C.B.E.Gawith and P.G.R.Smith
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
G.D.Emmerson
Stratophase Ltd, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ, UK
M.Kaczmarek and A.Dyadyusha
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, UK
Abstract
Application of a liquid crystal over a UV written planar silica waveguide provides the first electrically tunable, first order reflective Bragg grating using liquid crystals. 25GHz tunability is achieved with a 25 Volt applied field.
CLEO/QELS 2005 Baltimore 22-27 May (2005)
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