• DocumentCode
    787565
  • Title

    Uniform 8×8 lithium niobate switch arrays

  • Author

    Murphy, Edmond J. ; Kemmerer, Carl T. ; Moser, David T. ; Serbin, Michael R. ; Watson, James E. ; Stoddard, Paul L.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    967
  • Lastpage
    970
  • Abstract
    We report the fabrication and characterization of two packaged 8×8 Ti:LiNbO3 switch arrays. The devices, with their polarization-maintaining fiber arrays, exhibit low crosstalk and excellent uniformity in control voltages and insertion loss
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; lithium compounds; optical crosstalk; optical directional couplers; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; titanium; LiNbO3:Ti; Ti:LiNbO3 switch arrays; control voltages; insertion loss; low crosstalk; packaged; polarization-maintaining fiber arrays; uniform 8×8 lithium niobate switch arrays; Crosstalk; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Switches; USA Councils; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.387815
  • Filename
    387815