DocumentCode
2537342
Title
Ultra low-power and compact photonic crystal optical switch controlled by micro-heater directly attached on PhC layer
Author
Yamamoto, Noritsugu ; Sugisaka, Jun-Ichiro ; Okano, Makoto ; Mori, Masahiko
Author_Institution
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
4-8 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
709
Lastpage
710
Abstract
We developed the optical switch based on a PhC DC controlled by a micro-heater just side of the PhC DC with the length of 4.68 mum, the switching power of 12 mW and the speed of 4.1 mus.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; optical directional couplers; optical switches; photonic crystals; microheater; photonic crystal directional coupler; photonic crystal optical switch; power 12 mW; size 4.68 mum; switching power; time 4.1 mus; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Optical control; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Belek-Antalya
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343372
Filename
5343372
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