Title :
High-speed semiconductor photonic spatial switch for optical packet switching
Author :
Utaka, K. ; Ueda, Y. ; Nakamura, S. ; Shiota, T. ; Kitatani, T.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
We developed an InAlGaAs/InAlAs/InP semiconductor photonic spatial switch with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) for optical packet switching. Low switching current of 3.5 mA was attained with low corsstalk of -20 dB and ns-order switching time.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical crosstalk; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor switches; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; corsstalk; current 3.5 mA; high-speed semiconductor photonic spatial switch; optical packet switching; switching current; Crosstalk; Energy consumption; Etching; Fabrication; Indium compounds; Indium phosphide; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Photonics; Structural engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634452
