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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Ikerionwu A. Akwani, Corning, NY (US);
Robert A. Bellman, Painted Post, NY (US);
Lynn B. Simpson, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Germanium-silicon oxide, germanium-silicon oxynitride and silica-germania-titania materials and oxynitride materials suitable for fabricating optical waveguides for liquid crystal based cross-connect optical switching devices have a refractive index of from about 1.48 to about 1.52 at 1550 nm, and a coefficient of thermal expansion at room temperature of from about 3×10 ° C. to about 4.4×10 ° C. . The compositions are adjusted so that the refractive index of the germanium-silicon oxide, germanium-silicon oxynitride or silica-germania-titania material is closely matched to the refractive index of a typical liquid crystal material whereby improved optical performance of a liquid crystal based cross-connect optical switching device is achieved. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the germanium-silicon oxide, germanium-silicon oxynitride, or silica-germania-titania material is closely matched to the coefficient of thermal expansion of silicon, whereby strain induced birefringence caused by thermal stresses is reduced or avoided.