Low-loss and high-extinction-ratio silica-based strictly nonblocking 16 × 16 thermooptic matrix switch

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 810-812

  Goh, Takashi ^a   Yasu, Mitsuho ^a   Hattori, Kuninori ^a,b   Himeno, Akira ^a   Okuno, Masayuki ^a,b   Ohmori, Yasuji ^a,b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Matrix switches; Optical switches; Silica based waveguides; Thermooptic effect; Waveguide switches

Indexed keywords

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

MACH-ZENDER INTERFEROMETERS; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS; THERMOOPTIC MATRIX SWITCHES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032098955     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681492     Document Type: Article

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