DocumentCode
2967071
Title
Study on polarization-independent and low-crosstalk operation of InAlGaAs/InAlAs Mach-Zehnder Interferometer type high-speed photonic switch
Author
Ueda, Yuta ; Nakamura, Shinya ; Fujimoto, Shinji ; Yamada, Hiroto ; Utaka, Katsuyuki
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo
fYear
2008
fDate
2-15 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
333
Lastpage
334
Abstract
For polarization-independent and low-crosstalk switching operation of an Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) type photonic switch using multi-mode interference (MMI) couplers, It was found that the combination of high-mesa MMI waveguides and a middle-mesa phase-shifter was quite efficient.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical crosstalk; optical phase shifters; photonic switching systems; InAlGaAs-InAlAs; Mach-Zehnder interferometry; high-speed photonic switch; low-crosstalk operation; middle-mesa phase-shifter; multimode interference couplers; Couplers; Etching; High speed optical techniques; Indium compounds; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2656-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634569
Filename
4634569
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