Title :
Crosstalk-enhanced polymer digital optical switch based on a W-shape
Author :
Siebel, U. ; Hauffe, R. ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A three branch digital optical switch in polymers with a crosstalk of -30 dB is presented. Its crosstalk is insensitive to increasing heat power, which is the main advantage to ordinary DOS.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; W-shape; crosstalk; heat power; integrated adiabatic switch; rib waveguide; thermo-optic polymer multibranch digital optical switch; Arm; Crosstalk; Degradation; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power semiconductor switches; Telecommunication switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
