Abstract
We successfully reduced the chip size of a 16 × 16 optical matrix switch with silica-based planar lightwave circuit technology to 36 %, and the power consumption to 37 % by employing 1.5 % A waveguides, heat insulating grooves, and a new circuit layout.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
A. Kaneko, Y. Hashizume, S. Kamei, Y. Doi, R. Kasahara, Y. Tamura, I. Ogawa, M. Ishii, T. Kominato, and S. Suzuki
OTuD3 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2005
S. Mino, S. Sohma, T. Goh, T. Shibata, T. Kitagawa, M. Okuno, and A. Himeno
TuE2 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2003
K. Watanabe, Y. Hashizume, M. Kohtoku, M. Itoh, and Y. Inoue
OWO4 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2006