Complementary optical tap fabricated in an electro-optic polymer waveguide
- 15 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 58 (15), 1588-1590
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.105133
Abstract
An active complementary optical tap made in an electro-optic polymer waveguide is reported for the first time. This device is the critical component of an optical railtap, a system capable of providing many optical interconnects with a single laser source. The device was fabricated by selective photobleaching of a uniformly poled polymer layer, and complementary switching was demonstrated.Keywords
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