Title :
Optical switching based on the adiabatic temperature induced mode localization
Author :
Narevich, R. ; Berlatzky, Y. ; Narevicius, E. ; Rosenblum, G. ; Shtrichman, I. ; Vorobeichik, I.
Author_Institution :
OpTun Ltd., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We present optical switching device that combines two ideas: thermally induced waveguides and adiabatic mode transition in a slowly widening taper. We explain conditions for the optimal operation and present experimental results for 1 × 2 switch.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; adiabatic mode transition; adiabatic temperature induced mode localization; optical switching; thermally induced waveguides; Circuits; Extinction ratio; Optical devices; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations; Programmable control; Silicon; Temperature; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251634
