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Polymer-based 1 × 6 thermooptic switch incorporating an elliptic TIR waveguide mirror.
- Source :
- Journal of Lightwave Technology; Apr2003, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p1053-1058, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- A polymeric 1 × 6 thermooptic switch is fabricated and demonstrated. The device utilizes an elliptic total internal reflection waveguide mirror imaging the input channel waveguide onto the first output channel waveguide and a prism-array heating electrode steering the beam to corresponding output channel waveguides. At 1310 nm, 1 × 6 switching was demonstrated; the extinction ratios and crosstalks were found to be >20 and -20 dB, respectively. Switching time as low as 4 ms was observed. The device offers the advantage of a single-electrode driving scheme for 1×N(N>2) switching. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07338724
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52136902
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2003.810089