Polymer material and method for optical switching and modulation

摘要

A Mach-Zender interferometer employing a section of polymer cladding in one branch. The polymer cladding has an index of refraction that varies with temperature. The temperature of the section of polymer cladding is adjusted to cause a corresponding change in the phase of the laser light flowing through the waveguide core bounded by the polymer cladding to effect a desired switching or modulation of the laser light.