Title :
Guided-wave optical gate matrix switch
Author :
Himeno, Akira ; Terui, Hiroshi ; Kobayashi, Morio
Author_Institution :
Electr. Commun. Labs., NTT, Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical gate matrix switch that is made by integrating InGaAsP laser diode gates with high-silica guided-wave splitter and combiner circuits in a hybrid fashion is proposed and demonstrated. It provides point-to-multipoint switching. A preliminary experiment for a 4×4 matrix switch shows that the switch is capable of more than 400-Mb/s bandwidth signal switching
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; switches; InGaAsP laser diode gates; combiner circuits; guided-wave splitter; matrix switch; optical gate matrix switch; point-to-multipoint switching; semiconductors; signal switching; Communication switching; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical amplifiers; Optical buffering; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Switching circuits; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
