Title :
Switching speed of integrated acoustically-tunable optical filter
Author :
Smith, David A. ; Johnson, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A 6 mu s switching time has been measured for a 2.2 nm bandpass integrated acousto-optic filter operating at 1550 nm, requiring only 15 mW of RF power per wavelength channel and capable of operation as a 1*1, 1*2 or 2*2 wavelength switch with simultaneous and independent control of numerous wavelength channels.
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; band-pass filters; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical switches; tuning; 15 mW; 1550 nm; 6 mus; acoustically-tunable optical filter; integrated bandpass filters; switching speed; switching time; wavelength switch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911302
