• DocumentCode
    1035182
  • Title

    Single-mode guided-wave optical gate matrix switch using Mach-Zehnder interferometer gates

  • Author

    Himeno, Akira ; Kobayashi, Masato

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    887
  • Lastpage
    888
  • Abstract
    A 4 × 4 optical gate matrix switch is fabricated from high-silica single-mode guided-wave optical circuits. Mach-Zehnder interferometer circuits operated by electrical heating are used as optical gates. The switch has a 400 Mbit/s switching bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; switches; 400 MHz; 4Ã\x974 optical gate matrix switch; Mach-Zehnder interferometer gates; SiO2; electrical heating; silica; single-mode guided-wave optical circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870627
  • Filename
    4257965
    • Link To Document
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