DocumentCode
2094128
Title
Laser-activated optical bubble switch element
Author
Hengstler, Stephan ; Uebbing, John J. ; McGuire, Patrick
Author_Institution
Aglient Technol., Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
18-21 Aug. 2003
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
118
Abstract
In Agilent´s photonic switching platform, resistive heaters control tiny bubbles enabling all-optical switching. This paper reports on the addition of more efficient laser-activated heaters. Measurements confirm improvements in power dissipation and insertion loss stability.
Keywords
heat treatment; integrated optoelectronics; laser beam effects; optical design techniques; optical losses; photonic switching systems; Agilent photonic switching platform; all-optical switching; insertion loss stability; laser-activated heaters; optical bubble switch element; power dissipation; resistive heaters; Insertion loss; Optical control; Optical reflection; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Prototypes; Silicon compounds; Temperature control; Transmission line matrix methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical MEMS, 2003 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7830-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OMEMS.2003.1233494
Filename
1233494
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