• DocumentCode
    3526006
  • Title

    PLZT Waveguide Devices for High Speed Switching and Filtering

  • Author

    Nashimoto, Keiichi

  • Author_Institution
    EpiPhotonics Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    High-speed optical switches were developed in electro-optic (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 (PLZT) waveguides. A 1×2 optical path switch showed <;2.5 ns switching time. An 8×1 wavelength selective switch based on a tunable AWG showed 15 ns switching time.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre filters; optical tuning; PLZT; PLZT waveguide devices; electro-optic waveguides; high-speed filtering; high-speed optical path switch; tunable AWG; wavelength selective switch; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528451
  • Filename
    4528451