Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 8, Issue 6, 430(2012)

Tunable thermo-optic switch based on fluid-filled photonic crystal fibers

Ran WANG1...2,*, Jian-quan YAO1,2, Ying LU1,2, Yin-ping MIAO1,2,3, Xiaolei ZHAO1,2, and Ruo-qi WANG12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Institute of Laser & Optoelectronics, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Device, School of Electronics Information Engineering,Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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    A tunable thermo-optic intensity-modulated switch is investigated theoretically and numerically. It is based on the infiltration of temperature-sensitive mixture liquids into index-guiding photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). The switching function attributes to the thermo-optic effect of the effective refractive index of the cladding. The simulation illustrates that the switch presents a tunable transition point according to the concentration of the mixture liquids, and the on-off switching functionality can be realized within a narrow temperature range of 2 oC. The switches have wide application for innovative all-in-fiber optical communication and logic devices.

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    WANG Ran, YAO Jian-quan, LU Ying, MIAO Yin-ping, ZHAO Xiaolei, WANG Ruo-qi. Tunable thermo-optic switch based on fluid-filled photonic crystal fibers[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2012, 8(6): 430

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jul. 7, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 12, 2017

    The Author Email: Ran WANG (wangran19861014@163.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-012-2305-7

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