IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2007 · 16 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsElectro-optic EffectsElectro-optic MaterialsOptical SwitchingOptical Thin FilmsOptoelectronic MaterialsThin Film Optical PropertiesActive MaterialsElectro-optic SwitchingIntegrated Optical SwitchesOptical SwitchesPhotonic SwitchesThin-film Electro-optic MaterialsWaveguide Electro-optics
Fast electrooptic (EO) deflector switches (DSs) have high potential for applications in optical burst transport networks. EO properties of active materials used in the DSs can impose some limitations on their beam deflection efficiencies. Using a test setup with planar silica waveguide microlens arrays, thin-film ferroelec- tric oxide beam deflectors, and glass volume Bragg gratings, we demonstrate that the beam deflection angle can be increased by more than a factor of 5 for the same switching voltages. The tech- nology enables significant performance improvement of the fast EO DSs.
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High-speed PLZT optical switches for burst and packet switching
K. Nashimoto, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Mitchell J. Labuda et al. · 2005 · 57 citations