Title :
Compact and low power operation thermo-optic MMI-based polymer photonic switch
Author :
Xie, Nan ; Utaka, Katsuyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact polymer-based photonic switch with low power operation of 9 mW. This compact polymer switch exhibits a low switching crosstalk of -23 dB with an MMI device length of 510 mum.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; thermo-optical devices; low switching crosstalk; multimode interference switch; photonic switch; polymer switch; power 9 mW; size 510 mum; thermooptic switch; Conducting materials; Energy consumption; Interference; Phase change materials; Photonics; Polymers; Power engineering and energy; Switches; Temperature; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610425
