• DocumentCode
    2009852
  • Title

    High-speed optical switching of InAlGaAs/InAlAs multi-mode interference photonic switch with partial index-modulation region (MIPS-P)

  • Author

    Kumai, Shingo ; Ishikawa, Tomohiro ; Okazaki, Atsuki ; Utaka, Katsuyuki ; Amanai, Hidetaka ; Kurihara, Kaori ; Shimoyama, Kenji

  • Author_Institution
    Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    A semiconductor multi-mode interference photonic switch with partial index-modulation regions (MIPS-P) was fabricated, and we demonstrated high-speed switching operation in a switching time of about 1.5 ns, for the first time, at a repetition rate of 10 MHz.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; light interference; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; 10 MHz; InAlGaAs-InAlAs; InAlGaAs/InAlAs multi-mode interference photonic switch; MIPS-P; optical switching; partial index-modulation region; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Indium compounds; Indium phosphide; Interference; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide components;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215557
  • Filename
    1636588