• DocumentCode
    3131793
  • Title

    Low-crosstalk LiNbO3 optical switch with embedded sub Mach-Zehnder structures

  • Author

    Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Izutsu, Masayuki

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    757
  • Lastpage
    758
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated an optical 2×2 switch having an extinction ratio of more than 42 dB over C- and L-band wavelengths by adopting Mach-Zehnder structures to balance optical powers at the two waveguides in the switch.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguides; C-band wavelength; L-band wavelengths; LiNbO3; extinction ratio; high-frequency response; low-crosstalk optical switch; optical waveguides; sub Mach-Zehnder modulator; ultrafast switching; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Erbium; High speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278970
  • Filename
    4054405
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3131793