Title :
Influence of humidity on transmission in a Y-branch thermo-optic switch composed of deuterated fluoromethacrylate polymer waveguides
Author :
Hida, Y. ; Ooba, N. ; Yoshimura, Ryoko ; Watanabe, Toshio ; Hikita, Masayuki ; Kurihara, Takashi
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki
fDate :
3/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A polymer waveguide Y-branch thermo-optic (TO) switch was fabricated using deuterated fluoromethacrylate polymers. The influence of humidity on transmission in the switch was examined at 16.44 and 80% RH. A transmission of -1.3 dB and a crosstalk of ⩽18 dB were obtained at 1.3 μm at all these humidity levels with a switching power of 130 mW
Keywords :
humidity; integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; 1.3 micrometre; 130 mW; Y-branch thermo-optic switch; crosstalk; deuterated fluoromethacrylate polymers; humidity levels; polymer waveguides; switching power; transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970415
