Title :
High-extinction-ratio (>55 dB) port selection by using a high-speed LiNbO3 optical switch with intensity trimmers
Author :
Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol, Tokyo
Abstract :
We demonstrated 55-dB extinction ratio port selection using an integrated LiNbO3 2times2 optical switch with two intensity trimmers, in addition to a possibility of its quick response less than 0.1 ns.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical switches; LiNbO3; extinction ratio; high-speed optical switch; integrated optical switch; intensity trimmers; port selection; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Erbium; Extinction ratio; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Voltage; High extinction ratio; Intensity trimmers; LiNbO3 optical switch; rapid responsibility;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300739
