• DocumentCode
    521202
  • Title

    Digital noise-tolerant silicon nanophotonic switch

  • Author

    Van Campenhout, J. ; Green, W.M.J. ; Assefa, S. ; Vlasov, Y.A.

  • Author_Institution
    T. J. Watson Res. Center, IBM Res., Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Error-free switching performance of a digital electro-optic silicon switch based on multi-stage Mach-Zehnder lattice is demonstrated. Robust crosstalk levels of lower than −15dB are obtained for drive-voltage noise levels exceeding 300mV while maintaining error-free operation.
  • Keywords
    Integrated optics; Noise level; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical switches; Pulse measurements; Silicon; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500813