• DocumentCode
    1121897
  • Title

    4 × 4 optical-gate matrix switch

  • Author

    Himeno, Akira ; Kobayashi, Morio

  • Author_Institution
    Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    230
  • Lastpage
    235
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1985.1074180
  • Filename
    1074180
    • Link To Document
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