Title :
Design of 4×4 banyan optical switch using MMI switches with low crosstalk & low coupling loss
Author :
Singh, Ghanshyam ; Sharma, M.K. ; Yadav, R.P. ; Janyani, Vijay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Malaviya Nat. Inst. of Technol., Jaipur
Abstract :
We introduce here a Multimode Interference (MMI) based 2times2 switch that has substantially smaller device geometry than conventional Multimode Interference (MMI) structures. This multimode structure is based on special multimode region shape and refractive index. Further we used it in to design of 4times4 optical switch based on banyan architecture. This 4times4 optical switch features small size, low coupling loss, low crosstalk and a structure, which is suitable for integration with other semiconductor optical devices. The designed 4times4 optical switch is without any integrated optical amplifiers; even then it is showing better output.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical switches; MMI switch; banyan architecture based optical switch design; conventional multimode interference structure; multimode interference based switch; multimode region shape; optical communication network; optical coupling loss; optical crosstalk; optical switch design; semiconductor optical device integration; Crosstalk; Geometrical optics; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical losses; Optical switches; Refractive index; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape; Banyan Architecture; Multimode Interference (MMI); Optical Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Microwave Theory and Applications, 2008. MICROWAVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jaipur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2690-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2691-1
DOI :
10.1109/AMTA.2008.4763225
