Polymeric 4/spl times/4 digital optical switch matrix based on oversized rib waveguides

Author

Moosburger, R. ; Schuppert, B. ; Fischbeck, G. ; Kostrzewa, C. ; Petermann, K.

Author_Institution

Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

22-27 Feb. 1998

Firstpage

150

Lastpage

151

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have previously published a novel polymeric thermo-optic 1 x 2 digital optical switch (DOS) that utilizes an oversized rib waveguide structure to allow for the use of many standard polymers with arbitrary high index contrast. In this paper we investigate the feasibility of this concept for large scale integration by the realization of a thermo-optic 4 x 4 DOS-matrix composed of 24 1 x 2-switch elements.

Keywords

electro-optical switches; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; arbitrary high index contrast; large scale integration; oversized rib waveguide structure; oversized rib waveguides; polymeric 4/spl times/4 digital optical switch matrix; polymeric thermo-optic 1 x 2 digital optical switch; standard polymers; switch elements; thermo-optic 4 x 4 DOS-matrix; Electrodes; Insertion loss; Optical fiber communication; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Routing; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-521-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1998.657286

Filename

657286