Title :
Integrated high-speed 1×4 digital Y-branch switch array with passive taper fanouts for fibre interconnection
Author :
Khan, M.N. ; Miller, B.I. ; Burrows, E.C. ; Burrus, CA
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technols., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/18/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An integrated high-speed 1×4 switch array on an InP substrate using 8 GHz Y-branch switch elements is described. This switch array is suitable for optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) and demultiplexing data at 10 Gbit/s over a wide optical bandwidth. The channel-channel isolation and insertion loss are 18 and 15 dB, respectively, which may be improved by optimisation of the switch design and fabrication techniques
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; digital communication; electro-optical switches; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical waveguides; photonic switching systems; time division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 15 dB; InP; InP substrate; OTDM; channel-channel isolation; electrooptic switches; fibre interconnection; high-speed digital switch array; insertion loss; integrated Y-branch switch array; optical TDM; optical demultiplexing; optical time division multiplexing; passive taper fanouts; wide optical bandwidth;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990353
