Breakdown voltage investigation of fusion SiO2 optical coupler switch using Pockel effect model

. Saktioto; Nor Faridah Hanim Mat Junit; Sze Phing Ho; Mohamed Fadhali; Preecha Yupapin; Jalil Ali

doi:10.1117/12.835898

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4 August 2009 Breakdown voltage investigation of fusion SiO₂ optical coupler switch using Pockel effect model

. Saktioto, Nor Faridah Hanim Mat Junit, Sze Phing Ho, Mohamed Fadhali, Preecha Yupapin, Jalil Ali

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Proceedings Volume 7386, Photonics North 2009; 73861V (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835898
Event: Photonics North 2009, 2009, Quebec, Canada

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This paper describes a new model for the breakdown voltage of SiO₂ fiber coupler using the Pockel effect and empirical equation. The model is evaluated by using the coupling coefficient and the changes in the refractive index. We found that the breakdown voltage is in the order of 10² volt correspond to coupling coefficient by the order of mm^-1. Increasing the value of coupling coefficient between the electrodes leads to a reduction in the breakdown voltage.

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. Saktioto, Nor Faridah Hanim Mat Junit, Sze Phing Ho, Mohamed Fadhali, Preecha Yupapin, and Jalil Ali "Breakdown voltage investigation of fusion SiO₂ optical coupler switch using Pockel effect model", Proc. SPIE 7386, Photonics North 2009, 73861V (4 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835898

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