• DocumentCode
    893280
  • Title

    Reduction of voltage-length product for Y-branch digital optical switch

  • Author

    Okayama, Hideaki ; Kawahara, Masaaki

  • Author_Institution
    Oke Electric Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    379
  • Lastpage
    387
  • Abstract
    A Y-branch switch that shows a nearly constant mode coupling peak for a wide guide asynchronism range is described. The device exhibits low drive voltage and crosstalk. Two preferred structures, an intermediate structure and a logarithmic-linear composite structure, are proposed
  • Keywords
    crosstalk; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; Y-branch digital optical switch; constant mode coupling peak; crosstalk; logarithmic-linear composite structure; low drive voltage; planar optical waveguides; voltage-length product; wide guide asynchronism range; Crosstalk; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical coupling; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Voltage; Waveguide discontinuities;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.212550
  • Filename
    212550
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=893280