Practical low voltage 2×2 polarisation independent LiNbO3 digital optical switch

1 January 1991

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 27 (12), 1025-1026
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19910638

Abstract

An X-cut LiNbO3 2×2 polarisation independent digital optical switch operating at 1.3 μm is reported. Polarisation independent switching is demonstrated with a switching voltage of ±30 V, crosstalk < −17 dB and insertion loss < 5.7 dB.

Keywords

POLARISATION INDEPENDENT
CROSSTALK
X-CUT
1.3 MICRON
INSERTION LOSS
SWITCHING VOLTAGE
DIGITAL OPTICAL SWITCH

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