title: Bulk electro-optic deflector-based switches.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. yiyingzuo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yiying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mony
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bahamin
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grondin
authors.forename: Vincent
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authors.lastname: Aimez
authors.forename: David V
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