DocumentCode
2739517
Title
Miniaturised and low power switches and modulators based on slow light photonic crystal waveguides
Author
Krauss, Thomas F. ; Faolain, Liam O.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
10-12 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
119
Lastpage
120
Abstract
The slow light approach offers significant size reductions for switches and modulators, thus offering small footprint and low power operation, while maintaining sufficient bandwidth for accommodating high data rates and ensuring sufficient tolerances.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; high data rates; low power modulators; low power switches; miniaturised modulators; miniaturised switches; slow light photonic crystal waveguides; tolerance; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8428-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730076
Filename
5730076
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