1×2 and 1×4 electrooptic switches

Author

Zuo, Y. ; Bahamin, B. ; Tremblay, E.J. ; Pulikkaseril, C. ; Shoukry, E. ; Mony, M. ; Langlois, P. ; Aimez, V. ; Plant, D.V.

Author_Institution

Photonic Syst. Group, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

17

Issue

10

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2080

Lastpage

2082

Abstract

We describe the design, fabrication, and testing of two packaged electrooptic switches built from poled LiTaO₃ crystals. The 1×2 switch requires a driving voltage of 1200 V and exhibits insertion loss of 2.4 dB and crosstalk of -39.2 dB; the 1×4 switch exhibits insertion loss and crosstalk of 2.8 dB and -40.6 dB, respectively, and operates using a 1100-V voltage source. The maximum deflection time between the channels is 86 ns.

Keywords

electro-optical switches; optical crosstalk; optical deflectors; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical testing; packaging; 1100 V; 1200 V; 2.4 dB; 2.8 dB; 86 ns; LiTaO₃; crosstalk; electrooptic switch design; electrooptic switch fabrication; electrooptic switch testing; electrooptic switches; insertion loss; packaged switches; poled LiTaO₃ crystals; Crystals; Electrooptic deflectors; Insertion loss; Optical beams; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Packaging; Testing; Voltage; Electrooptic (EO) deflectors; electrooptic (EO) effects; optical fiber devices; optical switches; packaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.854418

Filename

1512279