Title :
A 1/spl times/8 digital-optical switch using fluorinated-polyimide waveguides
Author :
Ido, T. ; Koizumi, M. ; Inoue, H.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In summary, we have successfully demonstrated a polymeric 1 X 8 digital optical switch using a highly reliable fluorinated polyimide. The fabricated switch has an average insertion loss of 6.5 dB and cross talks of <-18 dB at /spl lambda/= 1.55 /spl mu/m. These results show an excellent potential for the practical use of this switch in optical networks.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; reliability; 1.55 mum; 1/spl times/8 digital-optical switch; 6.5 dB; average insertion loss; cross talks; fluorinated-polyimide waveguides; highly reliable fluorinated polyimide; optical networks; polymeric 1 x 8 digital optical switch; Bit error rate; Insertion loss; Materials reliability; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Polyimides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657284
