Title :
High-speed and broadband electro-optic silicon switch with submilliwatt switching power
Author :
Dong, Po ; Liao, Shirong ; Liang, Hong ; Shafiiha, Roshanak ; Feng, Dazeng ; Li, Guoliang ; Zheng, Xuezhe ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V. ; Asghari, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Kotura Inc., Monterey Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a 2×2 silicon electro-optic switch with a submilliwatt switching power (0.6 mW), a broad bandwidth (60 nm), and ultrafast speed (6 ns). Free-carrier injection Mach-Zehnder interferometers are employed.
Keywords :
optical switches; broad bandwidth; broadband electro-optic silicon switch; free-carrier injection Mach-Zehnder interferometer; high-speed electro-optic silicon switch; submilliwatt switching power; Adaptive optics; Bandwidth; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
