Title :
Monolithically Integrated Optical Packet Switches for High-Speed LANs
Author :
Yanson, Dan A. ; Marsh, John H.
Author_Institution :
Intense Ltd., Glasgow
Abstract :
We report development activities towards realization of fully integrated 1times2, 2times2 and 4times4 cross-point optical switches for WDM-packet based data networking. Two enabling technologies, quantum well intermixing and etched turning mirrors, are demonstrated in InGaAs/InAlGaAs InP-based material at a wavelength of 1.55 mum. We describe the use of both technologies to fabricate the switch chips of different dimensionality
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; mirrors; optical fabrication; optical fibre LAN; optical switches; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 mum; InGaAs-InAlGaAs; InGaAs/InAlGaAs InP-based material; WDM; data networking; etched turning mirror; high-speed LAN; monolithic integration; optical packet switch; quantum well intermixing; Communication switching; Indium phosphide; Integrated circuit technology; Mirrors; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; indium phosphide; optical switch; optoelectronic integrated circuits; packet switching; photonic integration; quantum well intermixing;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248278
