Title :
Mechanical silica optical circuit switch
Author :
Presby, H. ; Narayanan, C.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ
fDate :
3/5/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present a self-aligning 1×12 and a 1×24 optical switch based on the translation past each other of two halves of a silica optical circuit of straight waveguides mounted on a common base. The switch features an insertion loss of 0.2 dB, repeatability of 0.05 dB and polarisation and wavelength independence
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic switching systems; silicon compounds; 0.2 dB; SiO2; insertion loss; mechanical optical circuit switch; polarisation independence; self-aligning optical switch; silica optical circuit switch; straight waveguides; wavelength independence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980273
