Compact, low insertion loss 16×16 optical switch-array modules

Author

Thaniyavarn, Suwat ; Lin, James ; Dougherty, W. ; Chiu, Kenneth ; Abbas, Ghulam ; LaGasse, M. ; Charczenko, Walter ; Hamilton, M.C.

Author_Institution

Boeing Defense & Space Group, Seattle, WA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Switch-array module should exhibit low insertion loss, low cross talk, as well as small size and low cost. We have developed two types of low-loss 16 x 16 LiNbO₃ optical waveguide switch array modules. The first type of switch is a re-arrangeable non-blocking switch array using a dilated-Benes configuration. The second type of switch is a strictly non-blocking switch array using a tree configuration

Keywords

arrays; integrated optics; lithium compounds; modules; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical switches; optical waveguides; LiNbO₃; compact low insertion loss 16×16 optical switch-array modules; dilated-Benes configuration; low cost; low cross talk; low-loss 16 x 16 LiNbO₃ optical waveguide switch array modules; re-arrangeable non-blocking switch array; small size; strictly non-blocking switch array; tree configuration; Fiber nonlinear optics; Insertion loss; Optical arrays; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Rayleigh scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719638

Filename

719638