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Electrooptic 4 × 4 matrix switch for multimode fiber-optic systems

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Abstract

A new fiber-optic switch for multimode fiber networks has been developed. This voltage-controlled device can switch light from any of four input fibers to any of four output fibers. Four input/output connections are made simultaneously, and the matrix has twenty-four such states. No moving parts are needed because the switching is accomplished with an electrooptic effect in nematic liquid crystals. Low levels of optical crosstalk, ∼40 dB below the output signal level, are obtained with a unique two-stage architecture. The design, construction, and observed performance of this optical switch are described.

© 1982 Optical Society of America

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