High-extinction ratio and low-loss silica-based 8 × 8 thermooptic matrix switch

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 358-360

  Goh, Takashi ^a   Himeno, Akira ^a   Okuno, Masayuki ^a,b   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a,b   Hattori, Kuninori ^a,b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Matrix switches; Optical components; Optical planar waveguides; Optical switches; Silica based waveguides; Waveguide switches

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICA;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; THERMOOPTIC MATRIX SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032023678     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.661409     Document Type: Article

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