• DocumentCode
    1244240
  • Title

    1*16 lithium niobate optical switch matrix with integral TTL compatible drive electronics

  • Author

    O´Donnell, A.C. ; Parsons, N.J.

  • Author_Institution
    GEC-Marconi Res. Centre, Chelmsford, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    2367
  • Lastpage
    2368
  • Abstract
    A lithium niobate 1*16 optical switch matrix with integral hybrid drive electron is is reported. The integral circuit provides the necessary biasing and control of the switches allowing matrix operation from TTL. The assembled module exhibited fibre-fibre insertion loss 7.5 dB, extinction ratio of 27 dB and capacitance limited switching speed of 4.5 ns at 1300 nm. The optical switch drive voltage was 5.2 V.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical devices; integrated optics; lithium compounds; modules; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguide components; packaging; 1*16 configuration; 4.5 ns; 5.2 V; 7.5 dB; LiNbO 3; biasing; capacitance limited switching speed; drive voltage; fibre-fibre insertion loss; integral TTL compatible drive electronics; matrix operation; module; optical switch matrix;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911466
  • Filename
    121363