• DocumentCode
    1307775
  • Title

    Low drive voltage directional coupler optical switch with reduced voltage-length product

  • Author

    Okayama, Hideaki ; Ushikubo, Takashi ; Ishida, Tomoyuki

  • Author_Institution
    R&D Group, Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    3/15/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    374
  • Lastpage
    376
  • Abstract
    The phase change*interaction length product needed to switch a directional coupler is shown to be reduced by decreasing the coupling coefficient at the middle of the interaction region. With this improved structure, a voltage-interaction length product of 3.6 V cm was achieved with a LiNbO3 device at a 1.3 mu m wavelength.
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; electro-optical devices; lithium compounds; optical couplers; optical switches; 1.3 micron; LiNbO 3; directional coupler; low voltage drive; optical switch; optical waveguides; voltage-interaction length product;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900244
  • Filename
    82674
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1307775