Electro-optically controlled multiwavelength switch for WDM cross connector application

Author

Nolting, H.P. ; Graver, M.

Author_Institution

Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

315

Lastpage

317

Abstract

The synthesized grating structure (SYNGRAT) can be used as an electro-optically controlled tunable wavelength switch for single and multiwavelength application. The characteristics of the SYNGRAT are investigated theoretically by using a combination of coupled mode theory and guided eigenmode expansion method. A comparison between the SYNGRAT and the acousto-optically tunable filter (AOTF) shows that the SYNGRAT has the possibility to replace the AOTF in a wavelength-routed cross connector as a multiwavelength switch.<>

Keywords

acousto-optical filters; diffraction gratings; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electro-optical switches; optical couplers; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; SYNGRAT; WDM cross connector application; acousto-optically tunable filter; coupled mode theory; electro-optically controlled multiwavelength switch; guided eigenmode expansion method; multiwavelength application; synthesized grating structure; tunable wavelength switch; wavelength-routed cross connector; Connectors; Electrodes; Gratings; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical switches; Satellites; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.372757

Filename

372757