High-speed optical 1 × 4 switch based on generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer with hybrid configuration of silica-based PLC and lithium niobate phase-shifter array

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 674-676

  Suzuki, Kenya ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Ishii, Motohaya ^a   Shibata, Tomohiro ^a   Mino, Shinji ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Lithium niobate (LN) phase shifter; Optical switch; Silica based planar lightwave circuit (PLC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; PHASE SHIFTERS; SILICA;

ELECTROOPTIC PHASE SHIFTER; LITHIUM NIOBATE PHASE SHIFTER; SILICA-BASED PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 34249704605     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.894984     Document Type: Article

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