Title :
Single-mode guided-wave optical gate matrix switch using Mach-Zehnder interferometer gates
Author :
Himeno, Akira ; Kobayashi, Masato
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
A 4 × 4 optical gate matrix switch is fabricated from high-silica single-mode guided-wave optical circuits. Mach-Zehnder interferometer circuits operated by electrical heating are used as optical gates. The switch has a 400 Mbit/s switching bandwidth.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; switches; 400 MHz; 4Ã\x974 optical gate matrix switch; Mach-Zehnder interferometer gates; SiO2; electrical heating; silica; single-mode guided-wave optical circuits;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870627
