Title :
Modelling of polymer thermo-optic switch with tapered input for optical backplane
Author :
Rashed, Atef M. ; Papakonstantinou, Ioannis ; Selviah, David R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
A 1×2 thermo-optic switch with tapered input waveguide is modelled using FD-BPM. The tapered section provides greater tolerance for source lateral misalignment. The output power with respect to heating power and source misalignment is investigated.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical backplanes; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; FD-BPM; optical backplane; polymer switch; source lateral misalignment; tapered input waveguide; thermooptic switch; Backplanes; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363310
