A 1×16 photonic switch operating at 1.55 micron wavelength based on optical amplifiers and a passive optical splitter

M.G. Young; U. Koren; B.I. Miller; M.A. Newkirk; M. Chien; M. Zirngibl; C. Dragone; B. Glance; T.L. Koch; B. Tell; K. Brown-Goebeler; G. Raybon

doi:10.1364/OAA.1992.PD8

Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications
1992 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1992),
paper PD8
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OAA.1992.PD8

A 1×16 photonic switch operating at 1.55 micron wavelength based on optical amplifiers and a passive optical splitter

M.G. Young, U. Koren, B.I. Miller, M.A. Newkirk, M. Chien, M. Zirngibl, C. Dragone, B. Glance, T.L. Koch, B. Tell, K. Brown-Goebeler, and G. Raybon

Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications 1992

Santa Fe, New Mexico United States
ISBN: 1-55752-246-4

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M. G. Young, U. Koren, B. I. Miller, M. A. Newkirk, M. Chien, M. Zirngibl, C. Dragone, B. Glance, T. L. Koch, B. Tell, K. Brown-Goebeler, and G. Raybon, "A 1×16 photonic switch operating at 1.55 micron wavelength based on optical amplifiers and a passive optical splitter," in Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications, Vol. 17 of 1992 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 1992), paper PD8.

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Abstract

An InP based 1×16 optical switch is demonstrated. The output ports are spaced 250 microns apart, and the total device length is 5.9 mm. Optical amplifiers are used to both gate the optical signals and to provide optical gain. The total net loss of the device, excluding coupling, is 0-2.5 dB with extinction ratios in excess of 18 dB. The uniformity spread of the 16 channels is better than 6.7 dB.

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