INVESTIGATION OF OPTICAL FIBER SWITCH USING ELECTROOPTIC INTERLAYS

被引:22
作者
MCCALLION, K
JOHNSTONE, W
THURSBY, G
机构
[1] University of Strathclyde, Electronic & Electrical Engineering Department, Royal College Building, Glasgow G1 1XW
关键词
OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTICAL FIBERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920257
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Efficient switching of power (> 95%) between an optical fibre, side polished close to the core, and a high index multimode overlay waveguide can be induced by variation of the overlay waveguide parameters. Using lithium niobate sandwiched between two optically transparent indium-tin-oxide electrodes as the overlay, electro-optic switching has been observed. By applying a second side-polished fibre to the overlay top surface, power may be switched between the two fibres. The feasibility of such an electro-optically controlled optical fibre routing switch is demonstrated.
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页码:410 / 411
页数:2
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