Optical integrated wave separator and matrix switch using waveguide-type A-O couplers for WDM systems

Author

Miyazaki, Yasumitsu ; Goto, Nobuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

18-22 Oct. 1999

Firstpage

1561

Abstract

Collinear acoustooptic (AO) separators and switches consisting of an optical directional coupler are investigated for use in WDM networks and photonic switching systems. Wavelength-selective switching with AO switches consisting of Nb/sub 2/O/sub 5//Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5//proton-exchanged LiNbO/sub 3/ on LiNbO/sub 3/ substrates are performed. The fundamental switching characteristics and applications to WDM systems are discussed.

Keywords

acousto-optical switches; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ substrates; WDM networks; WDM systems; acoustooptic separators; matrix switch; optical directional coupler; optical integrated wave separator; photonic switching systems; waveguide-type A-O couplers; wavelength-selective switching; Couplers; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Particle separators; Transmission line matrix methods; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

7-5635-0402-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.1999.820585

Filename

820585