DocumentCode
376570
Title
Switching properties of generalized Mach-Zehnder photonic switches
Author
Cahill, L.W. ; Payne, F.P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Bundoora, Vic., Australia
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
15-19 July 2001
Abstract
Mach-Zehnder photonics switches have the desirable attributes of good power balance and the absence of external crossovers. In this paper, the switching capabilities of this type of structure are examined.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; optical phase shifters; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; thermo-optical effects; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; electro-optic; external crossovers; generalized Mach-Zehnder photonic switches; good power balance; multimode interference couplers; optical fibre communication systems; phase shifters; point-to-multipoint connections; switching capabilities; thermo-optic; Arm; Communication switching; Couplers; Fault tolerance; Optical switches; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Power engineering and energy; Routing; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970920
Filename
970920
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