Title :
High-speed 1×6 optical switch monolithically integrated on InP
Author :
Soganci, I.N. ; Tanemura, T. ; Williams, K.A. ; Calabretta, N. ; de Vries, T. ; Smalbrugge, E. ; Smit, M.K. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We present the first fully integrated high-speed 1times16 InP optical switch based on arrayed phase modulators, demonstrating average extinction ratio of 17.0 dB, estimated on-chip loss of <8 dB, and reconfiguration time of <6 ns.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; InP; arrayed phase modulators; extinction ratio; high-speed 1times16 optical switch; monolithical integration; on-chip loss; reconfiguration time; semiconductor optical switch; ultra-high-bit-rate optical communication networks; Indium phosphide; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
