Telecommunications applications of ferroelectric liquid-crystal smart pixels

Ferroelectric liquid crystal over silicon smart pixels offers potential advantages over conventional electronic and waveguide approaches to telecommunications switching. The role of such smart-pixel architectures in space/wavelength optical interconnect and in high-performance ATM switches based on...

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Published in:IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics 1996-04, Vol.2 (1), p.35-46
Main Authors: Mears, R.J., Crossland, W.A., Dames, M.P., Collington, J.R., Parker, M.C., Warr, S.T., Wilkinson, T.D., Davey, A.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asynchronous transfer mode
Ferroelectric materials
Liquid crystals
Liquid waveguides
Optical interconnections
Optical switches
Optical waveguides
Silicon
Smart pixels
Telecommunication switching
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Summary:Ferroelectric liquid crystal over silicon smart pixels offers potential advantages over conventional electronic and waveguide approaches to telecommunications switching. The role of such smart-pixel architectures in space/wavelength optical interconnect and in high-performance ATM switches based on interconnection of optically accessed memory is discussed.
ISSN:1077-260X
1558-4542
DOI:10.1109/2944.541873