@article{3ee13f06130141b4b0c1ed764a978843,
title = "Active vertical-coupler-based optical crosspoint switch matrix for optical packet-switching applications",
abstract = "Packet-switching characteristics are optimized across an integrated 4 × 4 optical crosspoint switch matrix consisting of active vertical-coupler-based switch cells. Optical gain difference between the shortest and the longest paths less than 3 dB is demonstrated. Bit error rate (BER) and power penalty measurements during packet routing have also been carried out over the entire 4 × 4 matrix. At a 10-Gb/s packet data rate, a less than 1-dB power penalty is observed across the switch matrix, and the possibility for error-free packet routing is demonstrated with no BER floor observed.",
author = "Riccardo Varrazza and Djordjevic, {Ivan B.} and Siyuan Yu",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for funding this work, the EPSRC III–V semiconductor facility in the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K., for providing metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) wafer growth service, the Oxford Instrument Plasma Technologies for providing very helpful support for high-quality III–V semiconductor etching, the British Aerospace Innovation Laboratories for providing technical assistance in BER measurement, and Prof. I. H. White of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K., for his involvement in early works and for useful discussions.",
year = "2004",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1109/JLT.2004.833259",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "22",
pages = "2034--2042",
journal = "Journal of Lightwave Technology",
issn = "0733-8724",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "9",
}