• DocumentCode
    450313
  • Title

    Compact 8×8 silica-based PLC switch with compressed arrangement

  • Author

    Watanabe, T. ; Sohma, S. ; Goh, T. ; Shibata, T. ; Takahashi, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    991
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel compact optical circuit arrangement for a matrix switch. The fabricated 8×8 silica-based PLC switch is half the size of a previously reported switch and exhibits an insertion loss as low as 2.5 dB.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; compact optical circuit arrangement; insertion loss; matrix switch; silica-based PLC switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1584292
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=450313