DIGITAL OPTICAL SWITCH BASED ON OVERSIZED POLYMER RIB WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
MOOSBURGER R FISCHBECK G KOSTRZEWA C PETERMANN K
Citation
R. Moosburger et al., DIGITAL OPTICAL SWITCH BASED ON OVERSIZED POLYMER RIB WAVE-GUIDES, Electronics Letters, 32(6), 1996, pp. 544-545
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
544 - 545
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:6<544:DOSBOO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The authors report a novel digital optical switch that is based on pol ymer rib waveguides with large cross-sections. The switches use the hi ghly thermal stable polymer Cyclotene 3022(TM) [1] (benzocyclobutene) and show insertion losses of < 3dB at 1.3 mu m and an extinction ratio of > 20dB.