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Electrooptic waveguide switch using total internal reflection

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An optical switching experinteml Based; ob the electrooptic control of total internal reflection of light in a Ti/LiNbO3 planar waveguide is reported The device uses a refractive index gap, formed by only applying a voltage The operating principles and characteristics are discussed. The dependence of the switching efficiency on the mode depth is investigated in detail.

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  1. Instaute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1184, Sofia, Bulgaria

    I. Savatinova & S. Tonchev

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Savatinova, I., Tonchev, S. Electrooptic waveguide switch using total internal reflection. Appl. Phys. A 31, 187–190 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00614952

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