Title :
Low-loss and high extinction ratio 4×4 polymer thermo-optical switch
Author :
Guiziou, L. ; Ferm, P. ; Jouanno, J.-M. ; Shacklette, L.
Author_Institution :
Corning SA, Avon, France
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication and performance of a 4×4 polymer thermo-optical switch. The packaged device shows low insertion losses (3.3 dB on average) and high extinction ratio (60 dB on average) at 1550 nm.
Keywords :
optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; 1310 nm; 1550 nm; extinction ratio; fluorinated polymer; insertion loss; network protection; optical waveguide device; planar technology; polymer thermo-optical switch; Extinction ratio; Insertion loss; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Packaging;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988855
