• DocumentCode
    3692011
  • Title

    Polarization-diversity 4 × 4 Si-wire optical switch

  • Author

    Keijiro Suzuki;Ken Tanizawa;Sang-Hun Kim;Satoshi Suda;Guangwei Cong;Kauzhiro Ikeda;Shu Namiki;Hitoshi Kawashima

  • Author_Institution
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    121
  • Lastpage
    123
  • Abstract
    We present a polarization-diversity 4 × 4 silicon-wire optical switch on a 2.1-mm × 1.1-mm die, which employs the TE and TM components but no polarization rotator for simple fabrication. The switch exhibited 12.5 dB on-chip loss, 1.9 dB PDL, and ~10 ps DGD.
  • Keywords
    "Optical switches","Optical devices","Decision support systems","Optical fiber communication","Silicon photonics","Europe"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics in Switching (PS), 2015 International Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PS.2015.7328973
  • Filename
    7328973