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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
