A High-Speed 4 × 4 Ti: LiNbO3 Integrated Optic Switch at 1.5 µm

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 618-622

  Pedersen, Paul R ^a   Nightingale, John L ^a,b   Kincaid, Brian E ^a,c   Vrhel, Jone S ^a,d   Becker, Richard A ^a,e  

^a Crystal Technology Inc   (United States)

^b Coherent Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Brian Kincaid Consulting ^*  (United States)

^d SAMSUNG   (United States)

^e Integrated Optical Circuit Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION--SWITCHING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE--CROSSTALK;

CROSSBAR SWITCHING MATRIX; ELECTRICAL CROSSTALK; INTEGRATED OPTIC SWITCH; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0025414520     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.50768     Document Type: Article

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