• DocumentCode
    1037249
  • Title

    Optically biased LiNbO3 Δβ reversal directional coupler switch

  • Author

    Okayama, Hideaki ; Matoba, Akihisa ; Shibuya, Ryota ; Ishida, Tomoyuki

  • Author_Institution
    Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd., Research Laboratory, Hachioji, Japan
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    1145
  • Lastpage
    1147
  • Abstract
    A Ti: LiNbO3 Δβ reversal directional coupler switch with built-in optical bias is demonstrated. Optical bias is introduced by alternating the width of coupled waveguides. Drive voltages can be reduced without significant degradation of loss and crosstalk characteristics.
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical couplers; switches; titanium; Δβ reversal directional coupler switch; LiNbO3:Ti; built-in optical bias; crosstalk characteristics; loss;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870798
  • Filename
    4259036