Title :
Low-drive-voltage and low-loss polarisation-independent LiNbO3 optical waveguide switches
Author :
Kondo, Makoto ; Ohta, Yoshichika ; Tanisawa, Yuki ; Aoyama, Tadayoshi ; Ishikawa, Ryo
Author_Institution :
NEC Corporation, Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A simple and practical polarisation-independent directional coupler switch has been developed. The switch has an 18 V drive voltage, a below -17dB crosstalk and a 2.8 dB insertion loss between single-mode fibres at any incident polarisations with 1.3 ¿m wavelength.
Keywords :
directional couplers; lithium compounds; optical couplers; optical waveguides; switches; 1.3 micron; 17 dB crosstalk; 2.8 dB; 2.8 dB intersection loss; LiNbO3; directional coupler switch; low-drive-voltage; low-loss polarisation-independent LiNbO3 optical waveguide switches; single-mode fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870813
