DocumentCode
2428588
Title
Optical switches based on the generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author
Cahill, L.W. ; Payne, F.P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Bundoora, Vic., Australia
fYear
2000
fDate
24-28 July 2000
Abstract
A brief outline of the switching capabilities of the generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been given. This study has led to the design of a novel 4/spl times/4 switch. This type of switch has good loss uniformity and requires only a relatively small number of phase-shifting or switching elements.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical phase shifters; optical switches; generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer; loss uniformity; multimode interference couplers; optical switches; phase shifter; transfer matrix; Arm; Couplers; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Transmission line matrix methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location
Aventura, FL, USA
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6252-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869766
Filename
869766
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