Title :
Proposal and design of sub-mW and high-speed polymer thermo-optic switch
Author :
Xie, N. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Utaka, K.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Sub-mW power consumption polymer thermo-optic photonic switch is studied and demonstrated. The reported photonic switch operates with a power consumption less than 0.4 mW with polarization independence and a very low crosstalk of less than -50 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; Mach-Zehnder type phase modulation region; SU-8 polymer; core waveguide; crosstalk; figure of merit; polarization; power consumption; switching energy; thermo-optic switch; Conducting materials; Energy consumption; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Polymers; Power semiconductor switches; Proposals; Silicon; Thermal conductivity; Waveguide discontinuities; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Thermo-optic switching; polymer photonic device;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307805
