Design of a silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometric switch using slow light in photonic crystal

Author

Lee, Hyun-Shik ; Han, Tae-Yong ; Beom-Hoan O ; Lee, Seung-Gol ; Park, Se-Geun ; Lee, El-Hang

Author_Institution

Opt. & Photonics Elite Res. Acad. (OPERA) Center, Inha Univ., Incheon, South Korea

fYear

2009

fDate

15-19 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We designed an ultra-small silicon Mach Zhender interferometric (MZI) switch using slow light in photonic crystal. Using active control we made it possible to slow the light speed of the defect mode in the photonic crystal slab that was filled up with electro-optic polymer in its holes. We demonstrated the efficient active control of the lightwave speed in the arms of the MZI where each arm has different light speed.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical effects; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical polymers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; semiconductor switches; silicon; slow light; MZI; active control; defect mode; electro-optic polymer; photonic crystal slab waveguide; slow light; ultra-small silicon Mach Zehnder interferometric switch; Arm; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Photonic crystals; Polymers; Silicon; Slabs; Slow light; Switches; Mach Zhender Interferometer; Silicon switch; photonic crystal; slow light;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3857-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3856-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2009.5307808

Filename

5307808