Title :
Low-crosstalk LiNbO3 optical switch with embedded sub Mach-Zehnder structures
Author :
Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
We demonstrated an optical 2×2 switch having an extinction ratio of more than 42 dB over C- and L-band wavelengths by adopting Mach-Zehnder structures to balance optical powers at the two waveguides in the switch.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguides; C-band wavelength; L-band wavelengths; LiNbO3; extinction ratio; high-frequency response; low-crosstalk optical switch; optical waveguides; sub Mach-Zehnder modulator; ultrafast switching; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Erbium; High speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278970
