Optical switching in glass fibre composite
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Christopher Holmes; Mike Godfrey; Paolo L. Mennea; Daniel J. Bull; Janice Dulieu-Barton
- Source
- Holmes, C, Godfrey, M, Mennea, P, Bull, D & Dulieu-Barton, J M 2022, ' Optical Switching in Glass Fibre Composite ', Journal of Optics and Laser Technology, vol. 152, 108105 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.108105
- Subject
- Advanced composite
ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Optical switch
Planar optics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Language
- ISSN
- 0030-3992
We demonstrate for the first time the reconfigurability of optical signals within advanced laminated composite. The approach employs an ultra-thin planar optical circuit, embedded within glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) that switches an optical input though Ohmic heating. This advance highlights new opportunities for optical reconfigurability within advanced composites, enabling data transmission redundancy and a consideration of branching optical fibre architectures.