Title :
High performance 8-arrayed 1 × 8 optical switch based on planar lightwave circuit for photonic networks
Author :
Takahashi, H. ; Goh, T. ; Shibata, T. ; Okuno, M. ; Hibino, Y. ; Watanabe, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
By optimising the design of a silica waveguide Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a thermo-optic phase shifter, the switch characteristics were improved. Fabricated 8-arrayed 1times8 switches exhibited a high extinction ratio without optical length adjustment after fabrication
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre networks; optical phase shifters; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; 8-arrayed switches; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SiO2; extinction ratio; optical switch; photonic networks; planar lightwave circuit; silica waveguide; thermooptic phase shifter; Circuits; Communication switching; Extinction ratio; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
