Title :
Scalable quantum dot optical switch matrix in the 1.55μm wavelength range
Author :
Albores-Mejia, A. ; Williams, K.A. ; de Vries, T. ; Smalbrugge, E. ; Oei, Y.S. ; Smit, M.K. ; Anantathanasarn, S. ; Nötzel, R.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
The first quantum dot based crossbar switch matrix is proposed, fabricated and demonstrated at a wavelength of 1.55 mum. Power penalty measurements at 10 Gb/s show minimal path dependence with values of 0.4 to 0.6 dB.
Keywords :
optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; power penalty measurements; quantum dot based crossbar switch matrix; scalable quantum dot optical switch matrix; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength 1.55 mum; Circuits; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber losses; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Power measurement; Power semiconductor switches; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Transmission line matrix methods; Integrated optoelectronics; optical switches; quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2008. PS 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4326-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-8855-2228-4
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2008.4804250
