Title :
Giant electro-thermal phase-shift in low-polarization dependent slow light bragg reflector waveguide
Author :
Fuchida, Ayumi ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonic Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a giant phase-shift in a slow-light Bragg reflector waveguide. A low polarization dependence of group index is clearly shown. We observed a large phase shift over 4p in 20μm-long waveguide thanks to slowing light.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; refractive index; slow light; thermo-optical effects; giant electro-thermal phase-shift; group index; low polarization; size 20 mum; slow light Bragg reflector waveguide; Indexes; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Refractive index; Slow light; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359292
