Title :
Novel IC-on-PLC technology and its application to compact 1×128 silica-based PLC switch
Author :
Mino, Shinji ; Sohma, S. ; Goh, Takashi ; Shibata, Takuma ; Kitagawa, Tomotaka ; Okuno, Masayuki ; Himeno, Akira
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We developed new IC-on-PLC technology with which to design IC-chip-integrated PLC switches. This technology reduced the size of a 1×128 PLC thermo-optic switch module including the driving ICs by 3/4.
Keywords :
driver circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical switches; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; IC-on-planar lightwave circuit technology; SiO2; silica-based planar lightwave circuit switch; thermo-optic switch; Communication switching; Electrodes; Electrons; Large-scale systems; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Resistance heating; Substrates; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247575