Title :
Polarisation-independent optical switch with cascaded optical switch matrices
Author :
Okayama, Hideaki ; Matoba, Akihisa ; Shibuya, Ryota ; Ishida, Tomoyuki
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab., Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo
fDate :
7/21/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose a new approach to achieve polarisation-independence and demonstrate the operation of a 2×2 switch. This method uses optical switch matrices cascaded in tandem configurations. With this approach, switching voltage is determined only by the strongest electro-optic effect
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical waveguide components; switches; cascaded optical switch matrices; electro-optic effect; integrated optics; optical switch; optical waveguides; polarisation-independence; tandem configurations;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
