Title :
Compact, low-loss 4×4 optical switch matrix using multimode interferometers
Author :
Earnshaw, M.P. ; Soole, J.B.D. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L. ; Laskowski, E. ; Paunescu, A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
1/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 4×4 strictly non-blocking optical cross-connect fabricated in silica-on-silicon waveguide technology using 1×4 MMI-based generalised Mach-Zehnder interferometers is reported. The loss of the switch is 2.8 dB and the average crosstalk is 35 dB
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; 4×4 strictly non-blocking optical cross-connect; MMI-based generalised Mach-Zehnder interferometers; average crosstalk; compact low-loss 4×4 optical switch matrix; multimode interferometers; silica-on-silicon waveguide technology;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010068
