DocumentCode
2532770
Title
Integrated Fabry-Perot comb switches: Transmission experiments and scalability
Author
Ménard, M. ; Kirk, A.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2009
fDate
4-8 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
581
Lastpage
582
Abstract
A broadband optical space switch based on a Fabry-Perot comb filter was implemented in a GaAs slab waveguide and characterised with a 10-Gb/s signal in the L-band. Switch scalability is also calculated.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguide filters; Fabry-Perot comb filter; GaAs; L-band signal; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; broadband optical space switch; integrated Fabry-Perot comb switches; slab waveguide; switch scalability; Bit error rate; Fabrication; Fabry-Perot; Mirrors; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical switches; Planar waveguides; Prototypes; Scalability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Belek-Antalya
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343122
Filename
5343122
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