RT Conference Proceedings T1 Broadband 1x2 liquid crystal optical switch with low thermal dependence A1 Pinzón Castillo, Plinio Jesús A1 Pérez Garcilópez, Antonia Isabel A1 Vázquez Rufino, Isabel A1 Sánchez-Pena, José Manuel AB In this work, the optimized design of a broadband 1×2 liquid crystal (LC) optical switch (OS) is presented. The design is based on a polarization rotator (PR), which is composed of two nematic LC cells. The azimuth angle and thickness of each LC cell is obtained with a simple computational optimization approach, with performance comparable with more complex existing procedures. The LC-OS is capable to route, in a uniform way, optical signals in the visible spectral range (400 nm - 700 nm) with low thermal dependence in the range from 15ºC to 40ºC, making it ideal for wavelength division multiplexing applications in POF systems. PB Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization YR 2013 FD 2013-09 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/22458 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/22458 LA eng NO The proceeding at: 22nd International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers (POF 2013), took place in 2013 September,11-13, in Armação dos Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, (Brasil). The event Web site at: http://www.pof2013.org.br/ . NO This work has been sponsored by the Spanish Economy and Education Ministries through grants (Ref. TEC2012-37983-C03-02 and Ref. PRX12/00007). DS e-Archivo RD 30 jun. 2024