Abstract
We report a compact 8x8 strictly non-blocking optical switch using MMI-based generalised Mach-Zehnder interferometers fabricated in silica-on-silicon. The insertion loss of the switch is 6 dB and the crosstalk is 35 dB.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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