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Optica Publishing Group
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Vol. 21,
  • Issue 12,
  • pp. 3471-
  • (2003)

Phase-Shifting VOA With Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal

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Abstract

A polymer containing fine droplets of liquid crystal (LC) is investigated for obtaining an optical phase-shifting attenuator at 1550-nm wavelength. Two mixtures of liquid crystals and monomers are compared for a cell thickness of 15 µm . The first method uses nanosized LC droplets to achieve 2.29-rad phase shifting for an applied voltage of 230 Vrms. The second method uses microsized LC droplets to achieve 2.35-rad phase shifting for an applied voltage of 15 Vrms. Theoretical analysis of the phase shifting is developed. This optical property is used to achieve a variable optical attenuator (VOA) between two single-mode fibers. An optical architecture using graded index rod lenses and a pattern of photoresist polymer is presented. Typical characteristics of such VOA are: 12-dB range of attenuation, a maximum polarization dependence loss of 0.5 dB, 1.1-dB insertion loss, and a saturation voltage of 20 Vrms.

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