• DocumentCode
    940036
  • Title

    Experimental 4Ã\x974 optical switching network

  • Author

    Schmidt, R.V. ; Buhl, Lawrence L.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    575
  • Lastpage
    577
  • Abstract
    An optical waveguide 4×4 switching network fabricated by integrating five switched directional couplers with stepped ¿ß reversal on a single LiNbO3 substrate is reported. The maximum crosstalk observed on any output waveguide was down by 18 dB.
  • Keywords
    crosstalk; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; 4 x 4 optical switching network; LiNbO3 substrate; maximum crosstalk; optical waveguide; switched directional couplers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19760439
  • Filename
    4240167