Title :
Proposal of polarization-independent silicon wire-waveguide directional coupler optical switch
Author :
Ushio, T. ; Tsukamoto, K. ; Utaka, K.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng, Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
We propose a polarization-independent silicon wire-waveguide directional coupler optical switch (DC-OS) by adjusting the propagation constant difference between the guided modes. The thermo-optic (TO) switching power consumption is as low as 18.5mW. This polarization-independent DC-OS is expected to be valuable for optical interconnection in silicon photonics.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical interconnections; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical effects; Si; optical interconnection; polarization-independent directional coupler optical switch; propagation constant; silicon photonics; silicon wire waveguide; thermooptic switching power consumption; Electrodes; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
