• DocumentCode
    1088153
  • Title

    Remotely controlled integrated directional coupler switch

  • Author

    Schnapper, Anne ; Papuchon, Michel ; Puech, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    332
  • Lastpage
    335
  • Abstract
    In this paper experimental results concerning the remote control of a bistable directional coupler switch are reported. It is shown that the output light from the coupler can be switched from one channel to the other via switching information contained in the incident light itself. The principle of operation of the device is demonstrated using a coupler fabricated in an LiNbO3substrate. A switching time of the order of 100 μs has been obtained, limited only by the electronic feedback loop used in the experiment.
  • Keywords
    Bistability, optical; Integrated optics; Optical bistability; Optical directional couplers; Optical switches; Directional couplers; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical pulse shaping; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1981.1071090
  • Filename
    1071090
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1088153