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optical switch Dictionary Terms

flip chip
An optical switch that controls conduction paths into and out of a junction in fiber optic and integrated optical circuits.
Pockels
In optics, the Pockels effect refers to the phenomenon where the refractive index of a material changes in response to an...
microelectromechanical systems
Refers to micron-size complex machines that have physical dimensions suitable for the fabrication of optical switches for...
optical switching
Optical switching refers to the process of controlling the routing or transmission of optical signals within a network using...
optical gate
An optical gate typically refers to a device or system that controls the transmission of light, allowing it to pass through...
photonic integrated circuit
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is a compact and integrated device that incorporates multiple photonic components and...
Kerr effect
The Kerr effect, named after the physicist John Kerr who first observed it in 1875, is a nonlinear optical phenomenon where...
nonlinear optical materials
Nonlinear optical materials are substances that exhibit optical properties that are not linearly proportional to the...
nanophotonics
Nanophotonics is a branch of science and technology that explores the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, typically at...
electrocapillarity modulator
A type of optical modulator with potential application in optical switching and displays, in which applied voltage causes a...
terminated crossbar
An optical matrix that does not require perfection in both states of the crosspoint, so that all the optical switches can be...
bismuth silicon oxide
A photorefractive material used in image processing, holography and optical switching.
polarization-insensitive operation
Capability requirement for optical switches for transmission lines to process arbitrarily polarized light because of the...

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