Title :
Design of a Thermooptical Modulator based on SOI Waveguides
Author :
Kusko, M. ; Comanescu, F. ; Tibeica, C. ; Cristea, D.
Author_Institution :
IMT-Bucharest, Bucharest
fDate :
Oct. 15 2007-Sept. 17 2007
Abstract :
In this work we have studied theoretically a thermo optic modulator based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with silicon waveguides. We have used optical analysis for designing a single mode, polarization insensitive Mach-Zehnder interferometer and the thermal analysis for determining the required apllied voltage for switching from ON to OFF state. We have obtained that the applied voltage value should be around 2.6 V.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; modulators; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical devices; SOI waveguides; polarization insensitive Mach-Zehnder interferometer; silicon waveguides; thermal analysis; thermooptical modulator; Optical design; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 2007. CAS 2007. International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0847-4
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2007.4519682
