Title :
Demonstration of a Plasmonic MMI Switch in 10-Gb/s True Data Traffic Conditions
Author :
Kalavrouziotis, Dimitrios ; Papaioannou, Sotirios ; Vyrsokinos, Konstantinos ; Markey, Laurent ; Dereux, Alain ; Giannoulis, Giannis ; Apostolopoulos, Dimitrios ; Avramopoulos, Hercules ; Pleros, Nikolaos
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Commun. Lab., Nat. Technol. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We report the first experimental performance evaluation of a 75-μm-long plasmonic multimode interference switch that is hetero-integrated on a silicon-on-insulator platform, operating with 10-Gb/s data signals. The switch exhibits a 2.9-μs response time and 44.5% modulation depth, while the extinction ratio between the ports alters from 5.4 to -1.5 dB for 35-mW electrical (switching) power. Error-free performance was achieved.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; plasmonics; silicon-on-insulator; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; error free performance; extinction ratio; modulation depth; plasmonic multimode interference switch; power 35 mW; silicon-on-insulator; size 75 mum; true data traffic conditions; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Performance evaluation; Photonics; Plasmons; Active plasmonics; Mach–Zehnder interferometer; dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polaritons; silicon-on-insulator (SOI) photonics; thermo-optic switch;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2216518
