[ME1] Silicon Nitride and Novel Material Waveguides

[ME1-5] Evaluation of a Phase Shifter for Optical Switches Using an Nb₂O₅ Waveguide with Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Cladding

Shinta Uchibori, Yoshiki Hayama, Naoki Yamanaka, Takeshi Nishizawa, 〇Katsumi Nakatsuhara (Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan)

Keywords:Optical channel selecting/routing devices

In order to increase the phase shift effect due to the refractive index change of the cladding, optical switches using Nb₂O₅ core waveguides were studied. A wavelength shifting operation was obtained by the fabricated device.