Title :
On-chip wavelength switch based on thermally tunable discrete four-wave mixing in a silicon waveguide
Author :
Minhao Pu ; Yaohui Chen ; Hao Hu ; Yvind, Kresten
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
An on-chip wavelength switch is proposed based on discrete four-wave mixing in a silicon waveguide. Switching operation can be realized by thermal tuning the waveguide dispersion. We also discuss optimal dimension design concerning device performances.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; multiwave mixing; optical switches; optical tuning; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; discrete four-wave mixing; on-chip wavelength switch; optimal dimension design; silicon waveguide; thermal tuning; waveguide dispersion; Dispersion; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; System-on-chip; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Silicon Photonics; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength-selective conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995379
