DocumentCode
398968
Title
Silicon waveguide integrated optical switching with microsecond switching speed
Author
House, A. ; Whiteman, R. ; Kling, L. ; Day, S. ; Knights, A. ; Hogan, D. ; Hopper, F. ; Asghari, Mehdi
Author_Institution
Bookham Technol. plc, Oxfordshire, UK
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
449
Abstract
Options for the design of a Mach-Zehnder switch based upon silicon waveguide technology are discussed. Results for a 2×2 thermo-optic device are presented showing a switching speed of ∼10 μs and an extinction ratio of 23.5 dB.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Mach-Zehnder switch; Si; extinction ratio; integrated optical switching; microsecond switching speed; silicon waveguide; thermooptic device; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical interferometry; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248332
Filename
1248332
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