• DocumentCode
    760541
  • Title

    Optical self-routing switch using vertical to surface transmission electrophotonic devices with transmission light amplification function

  • Author

    Numai, Takahiro ; Ogura, I. ; Kosaka, Hideo ; Sugimoto, M. ; Tashiro, Yoichiro ; Kasahara, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Opto Electron. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    3/28/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    605
  • Lastpage
    607
  • Abstract
    A unique optical self-routing switch, which uses laser mode vertical to surface transmission electrophotonic (VSTEP) devices, is proposed. This optical self-routing switch, in which the light input itself determines the output port by switching on VSTEPs, has a high internal optical gain of more than 20 dB and a wavelength filtering function. The light extinction ratio for the data signals between the on and off state is larger than 30 dB.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical devices; optical interconnections; optical switches; data signals; internal optical gain; laser mode; light extinction ratio; optical self-routing switch; output port; transmission light amplification function; vertical to surface transmission electrophotonic devices; wavelength filtering function;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910381
  • Filename
    100863