Title :
Hybrid integrated electrooptic polymeric digital optical switches (DOS´s) with lower loss
Author :
Yuan, Wei ; Kim, Seongku ; Fetterman, Harold R. ; Steier, William H. ; Dinu, Raluca ; Jin, Danliang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A simply structured hybrid integrated electrooptic polymeric digital optical switch is proposed and demonstrated. The loss of the devices is improved by integration of passive material with switching properties similar to switches without passive material.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; integrated optics; optical losses; optical polymers; DOS; digital optical switch; electrooptic polymer; hybrid integration; loss; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215551
