• DocumentCode
    2966624
  • Title

    Compact and low power operation polymer MMI photonic switch

  • Author

    Xie, N. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Utaka, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Waseda Univ., Tokyo
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    2-15 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Lastpage
    288
  • Abstract
    We present a compact polymer-based photonic switch with low power operation of 9 mW and a low switching crosstalk of -23 dB. Additional designs have shown lower power consumption less than 4 mW and crosstalk less than -40 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; thermo-optical effects; compact photonic switch; crosstalk; photonic propagation; photonic switching; polymer; power 9 mW; power consumption; thermo-optic effects; Conducting materials; Crosstalk; Energy consumption; Fabrication; Interference; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Switches; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
  • Conference_Location
    Shonan Village
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2656-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INOW.2008.4634548
  • Filename
    4634548