DocumentCode
328461
Title
Insertion-loss-free 1/spl times/4 optical switch fabricated using bandgap-energy-controlled selective MOVPE
Author
Hamamoto, Kiichi ; Sasaki, Tatsuya ; Matsumoto, Takashi ; Komatsu, Keiro
Author_Institution
Opto-electron. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Volume
4
fYear
1996
fDate
19-19 Sept. 1996
Firstpage
153
Abstract
A 1/spl times/4 optical switch consisting of a passive 1/spl times/4 splitter and four laser diode amplifier gates was designed and fabricated using high-pressure bandgap-energy-controlled selective MOVPE. Insertion-loss-free operation with low injection current was achieved.
Keywords
electro-optical switches; energy gap; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical losses; semiconductor growth; semiconductor lasers; vapour phase epitaxial growth; 1/spl times/4 optical switch; bandgap-energy-controlled selective MOVPE; high-pressure bandgap-energy-controlled selective MOVPE; insertion-loss-free 1/spl times/4 optical switch fabrication; insertion-loss-free operation; laser diode amplifier gates; low injection current; passive 1/spl times/4 splitter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN
82-423-0418-1
Type
conf
Filename
715486
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