Title :
Compact optical cross-connect switch based on total internal reflection in a fluid-containing planar lightwave circuit
Author_Institution :
Agilent Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical cross-connect switch matrices have demonstrated transmission losses of 0.07 dB per crosspoint, crosstalk of /spl sim/70 dB per crosspoint and switching times of 1 msec. We now have the technology to produce 32/spl times/32-size matrices.
Keywords :
Electro-optical switches; Integrated optoelectronics; Optical communication equipment; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Reflectivity; compact optical cross-connect switch; crosspoint; fluid-containing planar lightwave circuit; optical cross-connect switch matrices; switching times; total internal reflection; transmission losses; Actuators; Circuits; Communication switching; Insertion loss; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical reflection; Optical switches; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868416
