IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 1998 · 52 citations · 8 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsIntegrated OpticsIntegrated PhotonicsOptical FibersOptical InterconnectsPhotonic Integrated CircuitsFiber CouplersFiber-to-chip CouplingFibersOn-chip Optical InterconnectsOptical CouplersOptical Cross-connectsOptical CrossconnectsOptical Interconnect Architectures
The first integrated InP-based polarization independent optical crossconnect is reported. The device can crossconnect signals at four wavelengths independently from two input fibers to two output fibers. Total on-chip loss is less then 16 dB. Device size is 7/spl times/9 mm/sup 2/.
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