• DocumentCode
    733696
  • Title

    Multicast 4×20 silicon photonic MEMS switches

  • Author

    Sangyoon Han ; Tae Joon Seok ; Chang Kyu Kim ; Muller, Richard S. ; Wu, Ming C.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on monolithic 4×20 silicon photonic MEMS switches capable of multicast functions. The switch has small footprint (1.2×4.5mm2), low optical insertion loss (<;4.0dB), fast switching (9.6μs). 1×2 and 1×4 multicasts were successfully demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; microswitches; optical losses; optical switches; silicon; 1x2 multicasts; 1x4 multicasts; Si; fast switching; multicast 4x20 silicon photonic MEMS switches; multicast functions; optical insertion loss; small footprint; Computer architecture; Couplers; Optical imaging; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184138