IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2009 · 47 citations · 10 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesIntegrated Circuit DesignIntegrated Circuit DevicesIntegrated OpticsIntegrated PhotonicsOptical SwitchingPhotonic Integrated CircuitsElectronic Circuit DesignExtinctionExtinction RatioIntegrated Electro-optic DevicesIntegrated Optical SwitchesOptical SwitchesPhotonic SwitchesWavelength Dependence
The static and dynamic characteristics of a monolithically integrated InP 1 × 16 optical phased-array switch are presented. The device demonstrates static switching with an average extinction ratio of 18.6 dB, on-chip loss below 7 dB, and wavelength dependence of less than 0.8 dB in the entire C-band. A 40-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero signal is transmitted through the switch with a power penalty below 0.4 dB. Using a programmable electronic circuit, dynamic switching to all 16 outputs is achieved with response times less than 11 ns.
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Daniel J. Blumenthal · 2004 · 49 citations
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering +13