DocumentCode
1329184
Title
Versatile multimode interference photonic switches with partial index-modulation regions
Author
Yagi, M. ; Nagai, S. ; Inayoshi, H. ; Utaka, K.
Author_Institution
Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
36
Issue
6
fYear
2000
fDate
3/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
533
Lastpage
534
Abstract
A new structure is proposed for multimode interference photonic switches which have partial index-modulation regions to obtain control of the power switching between multiple output ports. The switching characteristics for a 3×3 configuration are analysed by the wide-angle finite-difference beam propagation method. This analysis confirms that complete switching can be obtained with low crosstalk levels of ~23 dB
Keywords
finite difference methods; optical crosstalk; optical modulation; phase modulation; photonic switching systems; refractive index; crosstalk levels; multimode interference photonic switches; multiple output ports; partial index-modulation regions; power switching; switching characteristics; wide-angle finite-difference beam propagation method;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20000412
Filename
840149
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