Title :
Uniform 8×8 lithium niobate switch arrays
Author :
Murphy, Edmond J. ; Kemmerer, Carl T. ; Moser, David T. ; Serbin, Michael R. ; Watson, James E. ; Stoddard, Paul L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report the fabrication and characterization of two packaged 8×8 Ti:LiNbO3 switch arrays. The devices, with their polarization-maintaining fiber arrays, exhibit low crosstalk and excellent uniformity in control voltages and insertion loss
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; lithium compounds; optical crosstalk; optical directional couplers; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; titanium; LiNbO3:Ti; Ti:LiNbO3 switch arrays; control voltages; insertion loss; low crosstalk; packaged; polarization-maintaining fiber arrays; uniform 8×8 lithium niobate switch arrays; Crosstalk; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Switches; USA Councils; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
