• DocumentCode
    3017458
  • Title

    Optical jitter due to refractive index variations in slow-light photonic crystal MZI switches

  • Author

    Shroff, Ashutosh R. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
  • 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
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; jitter; optical distortion; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; refractive index; MZI switches; Mach-Zehnder interferometry; coupled cavity waveguides; high effective index waveguides; optical jitter; pulse distortion; refractive index; slow-light photonic crystal; 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
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453289
  • Filename
    4453289
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3017458