Title :
High speed integrated acousto-optic switch with high extinction ratio
Author :
Dai Enguang ; Wu Deming ; Xu Anshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The technology of single phase unidirectional transducer and focused transducer was adopted for the design of acousto-optic switch. The extinction ratio up to 32 dB and switching speed at 300 ns was achieved.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; acousto-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical losses; surface acoustic wave transducers; IDT; SPUDT electrode; acousto-optic switch; conversion efficiency; curved SAW transducer; focused transducer; high extinction ratio; high speed integrated optic switch; insertion loss; single phase unidirectional transducer; single-mode optical waveguide; Acoustic transducers; Acoustic waveguides; Communication switching; Extinction ratio; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Surface acoustic waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868265
