Title :
Thermo-optic switch based on double-slot photonic crystal waveguide
Author :
Cui, Kaiyu ; Zhao, Qiang ; Feng, Xue ; Huang, Yidong ; Li, Yongzhuo ; Wang, Da ; Zhang, Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Thermo-optic switch based on double-slot photonic crystal waveguide is demonstrated, high extinction ratio of 17 dB has been experimentally achieved under a switching power as low as 9.2 mW while the device is only 16-μm-long.
Keywords :
optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; thermo-optical devices; double-slot photonic crystal waveguide; high extinction ratio; power 9.2 mW; size 16 mum; switching power; thermo-optic switch; Couplings; Extinction ratio; Heating; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
