Rearrangeable nonblocking SOI waveguide thermooptic 4×4 switch matrix with low insertion loss and fast response

Author

Yanping Li ; Jinzhong Yu ; Shaowu Chen

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. on Integrated Optoelectronics, Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China

Volume

17

Issue

8

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1641

Lastpage

1643

Abstract

A rearrangeable nonblocking 4×4 thermooptic silicon-on-insulator waveguide switch matrix at 1.55-μm integrated spot size converters is designed and fabricated for the first time. The insertion losses and polarization-dependent losses of the four channels are less than 10 and 0.8 dB, respectively. The extinction ratios are larger than 20 dB. The response times are 4.6 μs for rising edge and 1.9 μs for falling edge.

Keywords

integrated optics; light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical switches; optical waveguide components; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical devices; 1.55 mum; 1.9 mus; 4.6 mus; 4/spl times/4 switch matrix; SOI waveguide switch; Si; converter design; converter fabrication; extinction ratios; fast-response switch; integrated spot size converters; low insertion loss; nonblocking waveguide switch; polarization-dependent losses; rearrangeable waveguide switch; thermooptic switch matrix; Communication switching; Insertion loss; Matrix converters; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; Switching converters; Transmission line matrix methods; Silicon-on-insulator (SOI); spot size converter (SSC); switch matrix; thermooptic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.850885

Filename

1471761