• DocumentCode
    2389611
  • Title

    Feasibility investigation on 2×2 optical switch using silicon waveguide and phase-change material

  • Author

    Ikuma, Yuichiro ; Saiki, Toshiharu ; Tsuda, Hiroyuki ; Kawashima, Hitoshi ; Kintaka, Kenji

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    17-19 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Lastpage
    146
  • Abstract
    We investigated the feasibility of a 2×2 optical switch that uses a phase-change material and directional coupler made of silicon waveguides. The tolerances for fabrication errors and for the optical properties of the phase change material were reported.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical waveguides; phase change materials; silicon; ×2 optical switch; Si; directional coupler; fabrication errors; phase-change material; silicon waveguide; optical switch; optical waveguide; phase change material;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Access Spaces (ISAS), 2011 1st International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Yokohama
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0716-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0715-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISAS.2011.5960936
  • Filename
    5960936