A 1 × 8 InP/InGaAsP optical matrix switch with low insertion loss and high crosstalk suppression

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 822-825

  Schienle, Meinrad ^a,b   Wenger, Gundolf ^a,c,d   Eichinger, Sepp ^a   Müller, Jürgen ^a   Stoll, Lothar ^a   Müller, Gustav ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTRIC LOSSES; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

CARRIER INJECTION; CROSSTALK SUPPRESSION; FIBER MATCHED RIB WAVEGUIDE; MONOLITHIC OPTICAL SPOT SIZE TRANSFORMER; OPTICAL MATRIX SWITCH; TAPERED BENDS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0030149144     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.495163     Document Type: Article

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