Title :
A 4×4 fully non-blocking switch on SOI based on interferometric thermo-optic phase shifters
Author :
Patel, Dinesh ; Veerasubramanian, Venkat ; Ghosh, Sudip ; Wei Shi ; Samani, Alireza ; Qiuhang Zhong ; Plant, David V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We developed a 4×4 fully non-blocking crossbar switch fabric based on interferometric thermal phase shifters, where heating is achieved using resistive elements around the silicon waveguide. We achieved switching times of 5 μs, with 41 mW power consumption in an individual switching element.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical phase shifters; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical devices; SOI based interferometric thermo-optic phase shifters; Si; nonblocking crossbar switch fabric; power 41 mW; power consumption; resistive elements; sheating; silicon waveguide; silicon-on-insulator; time 5 mus; Heating; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Resistors; Silicon; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886101
