Push-pull fused vertical coupler switch

Author

Liu, Bin ; Shakouri, Ali ; Abraham, Patrick ; Bowers, John E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

6

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

662

Lastpage

664

Abstract

A single-electrode push-pull fused vertical coupler (PVC) switch using macroscopic crystal inversion symmetry is demonstrated. The anisotropic linear electrooptic effect in a zinc-blende crystal is used to achieve optical switching under 12-V reverse bias for a 6.9-mm-long FVC whose two guiding layers have different crystal symmetries. No switching is observed for the identical structure in which the two guiding layers have the same crystal symmetry.

Keywords

electro-optical switches; optical directional couplers; optical materials; symmetry; zinc compounds; 12 V; 6.9 mm; anisotropic linear electrooptic effect; crystal symmetries; guiding layers; identical structure; macroscopic crystal inversion symmetry; optical switching; push-pull fused vertical coupler switch; reverse bias; single-electrode push-pull fused vertical coupler switch; zinc-blende crystal; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide transitions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.766777

Filename

766777