Title :
Push-pull fused vertical coupler switch
Author :
Liu, Bin ; Shakouri, Ali ; Abraham, Patrick ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A single-electrode push-pull fused vertical coupler (PVC) switch using macroscopic crystal inversion symmetry is demonstrated. The anisotropic linear electrooptic effect in a zinc-blende crystal is used to achieve optical switching under 12-V reverse bias for a 6.9-mm-long FVC whose two guiding layers have different crystal symmetries. No switching is observed for the identical structure in which the two guiding layers have the same crystal symmetry.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical directional couplers; optical materials; symmetry; zinc compounds; 12 V; 6.9 mm; anisotropic linear electrooptic effect; crystal symmetries; guiding layers; identical structure; macroscopic crystal inversion symmetry; optical switching; push-pull fused vertical coupler switch; reverse bias; single-electrode push-pull fused vertical coupler switch; zinc-blende crystal; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide transitions;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
