Crosstalk measurement of DOS-like switch using InP narrow deep-etched waveguides

Marie Lesecq (1) , Maxime Beaugeois (2) , Sophie Maricot (1) , Jean-Pierre Vilcot (1)

1 IEMN - Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520
2 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523

We report on the performance of an optical switch based on the use of narrow deep-etched InP waveguides. A DOS-like structure has been designed and fabricated. First characterization results are reported. They show an optical crosstalk value close to -20dB.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Marie Lesecq, Maxime Beaugeois, Sophie Maricot, Jean-Pierre Vilcot. Crosstalk measurement of DOS-like switch using InP narrow deep-etched waveguides. Optics Express, 2008, 16, pp.5181-5185. ⟨10.1364/OE.16.005181⟩. ⟨hal-00357303⟩