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Tunable thermo-optic switch based on fluid-filled photonic crystal fibers

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A tunable thermo-optic intensity-modulated switch is investigated theoretically and numerically. It is based on the infiltration of temperature-sensitive mixture liquids into index-guiding photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). The switching function attributes to the thermo-optic effect of the effective refractive index of the cladding. The simulation illustrates that the switch presents a tunable transition point according to the concentration of the mixture liquids, and the on-off switching functionality can be realized within a narrow temperature range of 2 °C. The switches have wide application for innovative all-in-fiber optical communication and logic devices.

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  1. Institute of Laser & Optoelectronics, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Ran Wang  (王然), Jian-quan Yao  (姚建铨), Ying Lu  (陆颖), Yin-ping Miao  (苗银萍), Xiao-lei Zhao  (赵晓蕾) & Ruo-qi Wang  (王若琪)

  2. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Ran Wang  (王然), Jian-quan Yao  (姚建铨), Ying Lu  (陆颖), Yin-ping Miao  (苗银萍), Xiao-lei Zhao  (赵晓蕾) & Ruo-qi Wang  (王若琪)

  3. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Device, School of Electronics Information Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Yin-ping Miao  (苗银萍)

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This work has been supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (No.2010CB327801).

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Wang, R., Yao, Jq., Lu, Y. et al. Tunable thermo-optic switch based on fluid-filled photonic crystal fibers. Optoelectron. Lett. 8, 430–432 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-012-2305-7

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