Title :
Optical hitless switches and all-state polarization controller with single-level proximity perturbation for high density photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Chatterjee, Rohit ; Strauss, Jordan ; Yang, Xiaodong ; Wong, Chee Wel
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
This work demonstrates optical hitless switches and all-state polarization controller with single-level proximity perturbation. Design principles and fabrication steps are also presented. These devices offer practical applications in the field of high density photonic integrated circuits.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical variables control; all-state polarization controller; design principles; fabrication steps; high density photonic integrated circuits; optical hitless switches; single-level proximity perturbation; Dielectrics; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Photonic integrated circuits; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363350
