• DocumentCode
    2783154
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431066
  • Filename
    4431066
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2783154