Title :
Polarization independent dilated WDM cross-connect on InP
Author :
Herben, C.G.P. ; Maat, D.H.P. ; Leijtens, X.J.M. ; Leys, M.R. ; Oei, Y.S. ; Smit, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Technol., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
A four wavelength 2/spl times/2 optical wavelength-division-multiplexed cross-connect with dilated switches is reported. The device is monolithically integrated on InP and consist of two eight-channel PHASAR´s combined with 16 electrooptic Mach-Zehnder interferometer switches. On-chip loss is less than -17 dB and crosstalk is better than -20 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical switches; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; optical crosstalk; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; 17 dB; InP; crosstalk; dilated switches; eight-channel PHASAR; electrooptic Mach-Zehnder interferometer switches; four wavelength 2/spl times/2 optical wavelength-division-multiplexed cross-connect; monolithically integrated; on-chip loss; polarization independent dilated WDM cross-connect; Electrooptic devices; Indium phosphide; Integrated circuit technology; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Space technology; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
