Title :
4 × 4 optical-gate matrix switch
Author :
Himeno, Akira ; Kobayashi, Morio
Author_Institution :
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical gate-based matrix switch is proposed and a switching function in a 4 × 4 experimental switch is demonstrated. The experimental switch is composed of fiber-type splitters, a lantham-modified lead zirconate-titanate solid solution (PLZT) optical-gate array, and fiber-type combiners. The switch has a broad bandwidth of 400 Mbit/s for nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) optical signal transmission. A possible maximum matrix size is discussed theoretically based on optical power level and optical crosstalk.
Keywords :
Optical switches; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; Liquid waveguides; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074180
