Title :
Optical jitter due to refractive index variations in slow-light photonic crystal MZI switches
Author :
Shroff, Ashutosh R. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.
Author_Institution :
The Institute of Optics, USA
Abstract :
High effective index waveguides can reduce the size of integrated active MZIs significantly. We demonstrate numerically that they have high sensitivity to variations in material refractive index leading to significant pulse distortion due to jitter.
Keywords :
Crystalline materials; Jitter; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431066
