Title :
Ti:LiNbO3 interferometric activated X-switch for high-speed applications: IAX
Author :
Pohlmann, Tim ; Neyer, A.
Author_Institution :
Dortmund Univ.
fDate :
4/28/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High-speed switching is accomplished by using a balanced bridge interferometric switch with X-switches as electro-optic tunable 3 dB couplers. A device with a 3-dB bandwidth of 6·5 GHz at a switching voltage of 7·0 V and an insertion loss of 4 dB has been realised for λ=1·3 μm
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; integrated optics; light interferometry; lithium compounds; optical couplers; switches; titanium; 1.3 micron; 4 dB; 6.5 GHz; 7 V; LiNbO3:Ti; bandwidth; electrooptic tunable couplers; high-speed applications; insertion loss; interferometric activated X-switch; switching voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
