Thermo-optic vertical coupler switches using hybrid polymer/silica integration technology

Author

Keil, N. ; Weinert, C. ; Wirges, W. ; Yao, H.H. ; Yilmaz, S. ; Zawadzki, C. ; Schneider, J. ; Bauer, J. ; Bauer, M. ; Lösch, K. ; Satzke, K. ; Wischmann, W. ; Wirth, J.V.

Author_Institution

Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany

Volume

36

Issue

5

fYear

2000

fDate

3/2/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

430

Lastpage

431

Abstract

A hybrid integration concept has been investigated which combines the advantages of ultra-low loss silica waveguides and low power consumption polymer thermo-optic switches. A 1×2 vertical coupler type switch (VCS) has been realised. Preliminary results exhibited a crosstalk of <-23 dB, an insertion loss of 3.5 dB (at 1550 nm) and a switching power of <80 mW

Keywords

optical couplers; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical switches; photonic switching systems; silicon compounds; thermo-optical effects; 1×2 vertical coupler type switch; 1550 nm; 3.5 dB; 80 mW; SiO₂; crosstalk; hybrid integration concept; hybrid polymer/silica integration technology; insertion loss; low power consumption polymer thermo-optic switches; polymer thermo-optic switches; switching power; thermo-optic vertical coupler switches; ultra-low loss silica waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:20000348

Filename

840081