Title :
Versatile optical switching of 4×4 novel slotted multi-mode interference phase-arrayed photonic switch
Author :
Nakamura, S. ; Ueda, Y. ; Fujimoto, S. ; Yamada, H. ; Utaka, K.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
We proposed a novel multiport photonic switch in which an input light can be divided into any arbitrary outputs of a multimode interference (MMI) 4times4 coupler, by introducing central modulation regions in MMI waveguide.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; multimode interference 4times4 coupler; phase-arrayed multiport switch; phase-arrayed photonic switch; versatile optical switching; waveguide; Interference; Next generation networking; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634572
