Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a novel polarization- and wavelength-independent digital electrooptic switch in <TEX>$Ti:LiNbO_3$</TEX> with switching voltage of <TEX>${\pm}$</TEX>32V at <TEX>$1.55{\mu}m$</TEX> wavelength. This <TEX>$2{\times}2$</TEX> integrated optic switch is characterized by a step-like response to the applied voltage. Switching is achieved through adiabatic mode evolution in an asymmetric waveguide junction. An average insertion loss of ∼4.5dB and polarization independent switching with average crosstalk of -12dB are achieved.

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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]

2001 (1)

H. Okayama, "Lithium Niobate Electrooptic Guided-Wave Optical Switch," Proc. SPIE, vol. 4532, pp. 73-85, 2001
[Crossref]

1994 (1)

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "Low-crosstalk <TEX>$2\times2$</TEX> digital optical switch," Electron. Lett., vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 403-404, 1994
[Crossref]

1993 (1)

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "<TEX>$Ti:LiNbO_3$</TEX> Digital Optical Switch Matrics," Electron. Lett., vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 765-766, 1993
[Crossref]

1991 (2)

H. Okayama, T. Ushikubo, M. Kawahara, "Low Drive Voltage Y-Branch Digital Optical Switch," Electron. Lett., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 24-26, 1991
[Crossref]

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "Y-FED Directional Coupler With Weighted Coupling," Electron. Lett., vol. 27, no. 21, pp. 1947-1948, 1991
[Crossref]

1990 (1)

W. K. Burns, "Voltage-Length Product for Modal Evolution-Type Digital Switches," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 990-997, 1990
[Crossref]

1987 (1)

Y. Silberberg, P. Permutter, and J. E. Baran, "Digital optical switch," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 51, no. 16, pp. 1230-1232, 1987
[Crossref]

1983 (1)

C. H. Bulmer and W. K. Burns, "Polarization Characteristics of LiNb03 Channel Waveguide Directional Couplers," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. LT-1, no. 1, pp. 227-235, 1983
[Crossref]

1980 (1)

W. K. Burns and A. F. Milton, "An analytic solution for mode coupling in optical waveguide branches," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. QE-16, pp. 446-454, 1980
[Crossref]

1978 (1)

C. S. Tsai, B. Kim, and F. R. EI-Akkari, "Optical channel waveguide switch and coupler using total internal reflection," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. QE-14, pp. 513-517, 1978
[Crossref]

1977 (1)

M. Papuchon, A. Roy, and D. B. Ostrowsky, "Electrically active optical Bifurcation: BOA," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 266-267, 1977
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. Lett. (2)

M. Papuchon, A. Roy, and D. B. Ostrowsky, "Electrically active optical Bifurcation: BOA," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 266-267, 1977
[Crossref]

Y. Silberberg, P. Permutter, and J. E. Baran, "Digital optical switch," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 51, no. 16, pp. 1230-1232, 1987
[Crossref]

Electronics Letters (4)

H. Okayama, T. Ushikubo, M. Kawahara, "Low Drive Voltage Y-Branch Digital Optical Switch," Electron. Lett., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 24-26, 1991
[Crossref]

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "Y-FED Directional Coupler With Weighted Coupling," Electron. Lett., vol. 27, no. 21, pp. 1947-1948, 1991
[Crossref]

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "<TEX>$Ti:LiNbO_3$</TEX> Digital Optical Switch Matrics," Electron. Lett., vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 765-766, 1993
[Crossref]

H. Okayama, M. Kawahara, "Low-crosstalk <TEX>$2\times2$</TEX> digital optical switch," Electron. Lett., vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 403-404, 1994
[Crossref]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron (1)

C. S. Tsai, B. Kim, and F. R. EI-Akkari, "Optical channel waveguide switch and coupler using total internal reflection," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. QE-14, pp. 513-517, 1978
[Crossref]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron. (1)

W. K. Burns and A. F. Milton, "An analytic solution for mode coupling in optical waveguide branches," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. QE-16, pp. 446-454, 1980
[Crossref]

J. Lightwave Technol. (1)

W. K. Burns, "Voltage-Length Product for Modal Evolution-Type Digital Switches," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 990-997, 1990
[Crossref]

Journal of Lightwave Technology (1)

C. H. Bulmer and W. K. Burns, "Polarization Characteristics of LiNb03 Channel Waveguide Directional Couplers," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. LT-1, no. 1, pp. 227-235, 1983
[Crossref]

Proc. SPIE (1)

H. Okayama, "Lithium Niobate Electrooptic Guided-Wave Optical Switch," Proc. SPIE, vol. 4532, pp. 73-85, 2001
[Crossref]

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