DocumentCode
1135944
Title
PLZT fiber-optic switch
Author
Sampei, Yoshihiro ; Naito, Seiichi ; Kurita, Yoshio
Author_Institution
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Volume
5
Issue
9
fYear
1987
fDate
9/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1203
Lastpage
1206
Abstract
This paper describes a nonmechanical two-input two-output (2 × 2) optical switch using the electrooptic effect in PLZT ceramics. An alkoxide process and a hot-pressing technique are used to obtain homogeneous PLZT ceramics. This switch has low insertion loss (<1.9 dB) and fast response (<70 ns), and it is easily applicable to multimode fibers with connectors.
Keywords
Ceramic materials/devices; Electrooptic switches; Optical fibers; PLZT materials/devices; Birefringence; Ceramics; Communication switching; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Lead; Optical arrays; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075645
Filename
1075645
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