NOVEL OPTICAL SWITCHES BASED ON CARRIER INJECTION IN 3 AND 5 WAVE-GUIDE COUPLERS - TIC AND SIC

被引:5
作者
ACKLIN, B [1 ]
SCHIENLE, M [1 ]
WEISS, B [1 ]
STOLL, L [1 ]
MULLER, G [1 ]
机构
[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,DEPT ELECTROPHYS,D-80290 MUNICH,GERMANY
关键词
OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL COUPLERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940171
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
Two novel optical switches using the plasma effect in InGaAsP/InP are proposed and demonstrated. They combine mode evolution and two mode interference in multi-waveguides. Three guide switches using transverse index compensation (TIC) show a crosstalk of -25dB at 3mA current. Five-guide switches with symmetrical injection compensation (SIC) exhibit a 'digital' characteristic with a crosstalk below -15dB at 12mA current.
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页码:217 / 218
页数:2
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