Fabrication of 10-Channel Polymer Thermo-Optic Digital Optical Switch Array
- 25 August 2009
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 21 (20) , 1556-1558
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lpt.2009.2029870
Abstract
We present a 10-channel polymer thermo-optic digital optical switch (DOS) array with very low optical crosstalk. The 10-channel DOS array has a crosstalk-improved structure in which radiation-type attenuators are integrated in a series with a conventional 1 times 2 DOS. It is fabricated using a quartz substrate on which grid patterns for dispersion of stray light are formed to reduce the optical crosstalk. The measured crosstalk values are as low as -45 dB at a low electrical power of 50 mW. Insertion losses of less than 1.35 dB are achieved for all channels.Keywords
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