DocumentCode
1378894
Title
Low drive voltage Y-branch digital optical switch
Author
Okayama, Hideaki ; Ushikubo, Takashi ; Kawahara, Masaaki
Author_Institution
Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
27
Issue
1
fYear
1991
Firstpage
24
Lastpage
26
Abstract
A Y-branch digital optical switch with reduced drive voltage and low crosstalk is reported. The local full branch angle of separating waveguides is decreased from the branching point to the end of the branch.
Keywords
electro-optical devices; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguide components; Y-branch; digital optical switch; drive voltage reduction; low crosstalk; waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910017
Filename
60845
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