8 × 8 optical switch matrix using generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 810-812

  Earnshaw, M P ^a,b   Soole, J B D ^a   Cappuzzo, M ^b   Gomez, L ^b   Laskowski, E ^b   Paunescu, A ^b  

^a AGERE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical switches; Optical waveguide components

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; INSERTION LOSSES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SWITCH MATRIX; SILICA-ON-SILICON PLANAR WAVEGUIDE;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0038201484     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.811144     Document Type: Article

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