Observation of wavelength-converting optical switching at 2.5 GHz in a surface-normal illuminated waveguide

Author

Sabnis, Vijit ; Demir, Hilmi Volkan ; Yairi, Micah ; Miller, David A B ; Harris, James S., Jr.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

362

Abstract

We demonstrate proof-of-principle switching of a continuous wave (CW) signal that propagates in a p-i-n multiple quantum well waveguide illuminated from above with a modulated control beam. We observe modulation of the CW signal at 2.5 GHz using ~ 1 mW control beam powers. The planar waveguide-surface normal control architecture lends itself to 2D scalability, making this a promising device for future optically switched networks

Keywords

optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; p-i-n diodes; quantum well devices; 1 mW; 2.5 GHz; 2D scalability; continuous wave signal; control beam powers; modulated control beam; optically switched networks; p-i-n multiple quantum well waveguide; planar waveguide-surface normal control architecture; proof-of-principle switching; surface-normal illuminated waveguide; wavelength-converting optical switching; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical planar waveguides; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; PIN photodiodes; Planar waveguides; Scalability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969325

Filename

969325