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Strictly nonblocking 8×8 integrated optical switch matrix
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1986
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PhotonicsOptical MaterialsEngineeringOptical PropertiesApplied PhysicsComputer EngineeringIntegrated OpticsDirectional CouplersIntegrated CircuitsOptical SwitchingOptical CommunicationOptical SystemsPhotonic Integrated CircuitInsertion LossesOptoelectronicsOptical ComputingOptical Logic Gate
We report on a strictly nonlocking 8×8 integrated optics switch matrix in Ti: LiNbO3. The matrix comprises 64 directional couplers on one chip. Insertion losses less than 7 dB have been measured. The extinction ratio has an average value of 30.5 dB for the directional couplers.