Title :
Low crosstalk and low loss 2×2 thermo-optic digital optical switch using silicone resin waveguides
Author :
Toyoda, S. ; Ooba, N. ; Katoh, Y. ; Kurihara, T. ; Maruno, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
10/12/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have developed a 2×2 digital optical switch (DOS) composed of four 1×2 DOS elements using silicone resin waveguides. The 2×2 DOS operated with a switching power of 380 mW, a very low crosstalk of less than ×60 dB, and a low insertion loss of less than 2.5 dB at 1.55 μm
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; 1×2 digital optical switch elements; 1.55 mum; 2×2 digital optical switch; 2×2 thermo-optic digital optical switch; 2.5 dB; 380 mW; crosstalk; digital optical switch; insertion loss; low crosstalk thermo-optic digital optical switch; low loss thermo-optic digital optical switch; silicone resin waveguides; switching power; thermooptic digital optical switch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001255
