Title :
High-speed and low-voltage ring resonator optical switches using electro- and magneto-optic materials
Author :
Tanushi, Yuichiro ; Yokoyama, Shin
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Nanodevices & Syst., Hiroshima Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Ring resonator optical switches using electro- and magneto-optic materials are proposed and designed, and their characteristics are simulated. These switches are promising devices because of their compactness, high speed, and low voltage operation.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; electro-optical switches; magneto-optical devices; magneto-optical effects; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical resonators; electro-optic materials; magneto-optic materials; ring resonator optical switches; Binary search trees; Electrooptical waveguides; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Optical materials; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516440
