Optical crossbar switch based on dye polymer

Dai Hyun Kim; Andrew A. Kostrzewski; Tomasz P. Jannson; Gajendra D. Savant; Sueh-Wen Siao; Charles Y. C. Lee

doi:10.1117/12.179136

29 June 1994 Optical crossbar switch based on dye polymer

Dai Hyun Kim, Andrew A. Kostrzewski, Tomasz P. Jannson, Gajendra D. Savant, Sueh-Wen Siao, Charles Y. C. Lee

Proceedings Volume 2240, Advances in Optical Information Processing VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179136
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A novel all-optic waveguide crossbar switch based on an in-house developed birefringent material is presented here. This switch uses visible light ((lambda) equals 514 nm) for programmable beam addressing to provide all-optic reconfiguration in both single-mode and multi-mode waveguides. An array of waveguide beams can be addressed within milliseconds using very moderate optical pumping powers (below 100 (mu) W). This allows green emitting diodes to be used for signal switching. The switch is characterized by high speed, high switching sensitivity, low waveguide loss, low optical noise levels, erasability, and reasonable cost.

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Dai Hyun Kim, Andrew A. Kostrzewski, Tomasz P. Jannson, Gajendra D. Savant, Sueh-Wen Siao, and Charles Y. C. Lee "Optical crossbar switch based on dye polymer", Proc. SPIE 2240, Advances in Optical Information Processing VI, (29 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179136

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