Title :
Feasibility investigation on 2×2 optical switch using silicon waveguide and phase-change material
Author :
Ikuma, Yuichiro ; Saiki, Toshiharu ; Tsuda, Hiroyuki ; Kawashima, Hitoshi ; Kintaka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We investigated the feasibility of a 2×2 optical switch that uses a phase-change material and directional coupler made of silicon waveguides. The tolerances for fabrication errors and for the optical properties of the phase change material were reported.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical waveguides; phase change materials; silicon; ×2 optical switch; Si; directional coupler; fabrication errors; phase-change material; silicon waveguide; optical switch; optical waveguide; phase change material;
Conference_Titel :
Access Spaces (ISAS), 2011 1st International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0716-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0715-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISAS.2011.5960936
