Title :
Low drive voltage Y-branch digital optical switch
Author :
Okayama, Hideaki ; Ushikubo, Takashi ; Kawahara, Masaaki
Author_Institution :
Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A Y-branch digital optical switch with reduced drive voltage and low crosstalk is reported. The local full branch angle of separating waveguides is decreased from the branching point to the end of the branch.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguide components; Y-branch; digital optical switch; drive voltage reduction; low crosstalk; waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910017
