Abstract
We have designed and fabricated 2×2 GaAs-GaAlAs electro-optic switches using multi-mode interference couplers. Prototype switches have demonstrated almost the same insertion-loss as straight waveguides, typically 0.3 dB/cm, and small channel-to-channel cross-talk better than – 22 dB.
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