Title :
A compact, scalable cross-connect switch using total internal reflection due to thermally-generated bubbles
Author :
Fouquet, J.E. ; Venkatesh, S. ; Troll, M. ; Chen, D. ; Wong, H.F. ; Barth, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present a novel, compact single mode fiber cross-connect switch which diverts light from one waveguide to a crossing waveguide in a silica planar lightwave circuit (PLC) using total internal reflection (TIR) off the interface between a waveguide and a thermally-generated bubble
Keywords :
bubbles; light reflection; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; compact scalable cross-connect switch; compact single mode fiber cross-connect switch; crossing waveguide; optical waveguides; silica planar lightwave circuit; thermally-generated bubble; thermally-generated bubbles; total internal reflection; Insertion loss; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Reflection; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739515
