Title :
Optical switches based on the generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Cahill, L.W. ; Payne, F.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Bundoora, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A brief outline of the switching capabilities of the generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been given. This study has led to the design of a novel 4/spl times/4 switch. This type of switch has good loss uniformity and requires only a relatively small number of phase-shifting or switching elements.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical phase shifters; optical switches; generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer; loss uniformity; multimode interference couplers; optical switches; phase shifter; transfer matrix; Arm; Couplers; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869766
