Recent advances in large-scale silica-based thermo-optic switches

Takashi Goh

doi:10.1117/12.445076

18 October 2001 Recent advances in large-scale silica-based thermo-optic switches

Takashi Goh

Proceedings Volume 4582, Optical Switching and Optical Interconnection; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445076
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical and Wireless Communications Conference and Exhibit, 2001, Beijing, China

Abstract

This paper describes recent progress on large-scale integrated thermo-optic switches including N X N switches (up to 16 X 16), 1 X N switches (up to 1 X 128), N-arrayed 2 X 2 switches (up to 16-arrayed for optical add/drop multiplexers, which all employ silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuit technology. These switches exhibit low insertion loss, low polarization loss and high switch extinction ratio. I also describe a trial with the goal of reducing drive power consumption, and report the reliability of the thermo-optic switch modules.

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Takashi Goh "Recent advances in large-scale silica-based thermo-optic switches", Proc. SPIE 4582, Optical Switching and Optical Interconnection, (18 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445076

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