Design and scalability analysis of optical phased-array 1 × N switch on planar lightwave circuit

IEICE Electronics Express

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 603-609

  Tanemura, Takuo ^a   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical interconnects; Optical packet switching; Optical switch; Photonic integrated circuit; Planar lightwave circuit

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING; OPTICAL SWITCH; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 51449108574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13492543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1587/elex.5.603     Document Type: Article

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