Hoffmann, D.D.HoffmannBornholdt, C.C.BornholdtKappe, F.F.KappeMorl, L.L.MorlReier, F.-W.F.-W.Reier2022-03-092022-03-091995https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/325359We report a novel space switch carried out in dilated Benes architecture. The switch makes use of absorption and refractive index change provided in MQW layers and shows an extinction ratio of 40 dB.enelectro-optical switcheslight absorptionoptical communication equipmentoptical crosstalkrefractive indexsemiconductor quantum wellsdigital optical switchcrosstalkabsorptive switchingspace switchdilated benes architecturerefractive index changeabsorption changemqw layersextinction ratio621conference paper