Bulk electro-optic deflector-based switches.
We propose two novel electro-optic (EO) deflectors based on two new nonrectangular geometries: the parabolic and the half-horn configurations. These devices not only provide excellent deflection angles, but also have the potential to build nonblocking 2 x 2 optical switches. A deflector figure of merit is defined, and comparisons with existing EO deflectors are given. Devices fabricated in LiTaO(3) demonstrate 3 dB of average insertion loss and 3 degrees deflection angles. These results represent the best deflection performances to our knowledge reported to date for bulk EO deflectors.
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Yiying
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. yiyingzuo@yahoo.com
Mony
Madeleine
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Bahamin
Babak
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Grondin
Etienne
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Aimez
Vincent
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Plant
David V
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