High speed, ultralow crosstalk integrated optical crosspoint switch array employing vertical waveguide couplers

Author

Yu, Siyuan ; Owen, Mark ; Varrazza, Riccardo ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

Author_Institution

Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

18-22 Oct. 1999

Firstpage

1623

Abstract

An optical crosspoint switch array based on vertically coupled waveguides is experimentally demonstrated with switching time of <1.5 nanoseconds. An on-chip crosstalk level of 60 dB and a ON-OFF contrast of greater than 50 dB have been measured.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MOCVD; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; quantum well devices; ridge waveguides; vapour phase epitaxial growth; 1.5 ns; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP wafer; MOVPE; ON-OFF contrast; crosspoint switch array; high speed ultralow crosstalk integrated optical crosspoint switch array; integrated optical crosspoint switch array; on-chip crosstalk level; optical crosspoint switch array; switching time; vertical waveguide couplers; vertically coupled waveguides; Communication switching; Couplers; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;

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.1999.820604

Filename

820604