Title :
Thermo-optic switch based on 2D-Si photonic crystals
Author :
Chu, Tao ; Yamada, Hirohito ; Ishida, Satomi ; Arakawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Ind. & Technol. Dev. Assoc., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer-type optic switch was firstly realized on Si photonic-crystal (PhC) slab structure, by using thermo-optic effect. The maximum extinction ratio was 22 dB, and the switching speed reached 200 μs.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; photonic crystals; silicon; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; 200 mus; 2D-Si photonic crystals; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; extinction ratio; thermo-optic effect; thermo-optic switch; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2004. First IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8474-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2004.1416726
