A photonic MEMS polarization switch

W. M. Zhu, W. Zhang, H. Cai, T. Bourouina, A. Q. Liu

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Abstract

This paper presents a photonic polarization switch based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The polarization switch can change the pathway of the different polarized light via optical tunneling effects. By controlling the incident angle of the input light, the output polarization state can be switched between two different polarization states. The polarization switch has promising applications on both photonic circuit and bio-detecting.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNEMS/MEMS Technology and Devices - Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009, ICMAT 2009
Pages63-66
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, ICMAT 2009 - Singpore, Singapore
Duration: 28 Jun 20093 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume74
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, ICMAT 2009
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingpore
Period28/06/093/07/09

Keywords

  • MEMS
  • Polarization beam splitter
  • Switch

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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