LOW CURRENT PLASMA EFFECT OPTICAL SWITCH ON INP

被引:12
作者
MULLER, G
STOLL, L
SCHULTEROTH, G
WOLFF, U
机构
[1] Siemens AG, Research Laboratories for Material Science ' Electronics, D-8000 Muenchen 83
关键词
Integrated optics; Optical switching; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronics;
D O I
10.1049/el:19900079
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
Optical InP/GalnAsP directional coupler switches with a total length of 2 mm have been fabricated and operated by carrier injection. Switching is achieved at a very low injection current of 4 mA. For both switching states a crosstalk suppression exceeding 20 dB is obtained. In addition, the insertion loss estimated from the loss contributions of waveguides, bends and free carriers is as low as 1·3 dB. © 1990, The Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rights reserved.
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页码:115 / 117
页数:3
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