Title :
A novel method for measuring wide-band dispersion characteristics of electro-optic and thermo-optic switches
Author :
Kim, K.H. ; Lee, S.H. ; Kim, S.H. ; Kim, S.M. ; Lee, E.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & OPERA, Inha Univ., Incheon, South Korea
Abstract :
We report a novel method for measuring wide-band dispersion characteristics of electro-optic (EO) and thermo-optic (TO) switches based on a white-light interferometry. The dispersion spectra of the EO and TO coefficients of the optical switch materials over a wide wavelength can be determined with this method for potential applications of the switches to wide-band wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) signal processing.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; electro-optical switches; light interferometry; optical dispersion; optical variables measurement; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; dispersion spectra; electro-optic switch; signal processing; thermo-optic switch; white-light interferometry; wide-band dispersion characteristics; wide-band wavelength division multiplexing; Dispersion; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Voltage; Wavelength measurement; Wideband; Electro-optic; optical switch; thermo-optic;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307789
