Title :
Ultra-compact optical switch using high contrast grating hollow-core waveguide
Author :
Weijian Yang ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
An ultra-compact 2×2 optical switch based on high contrast grating (HCG) hollow-core waveguide (HCW) is proposed. Simulation results show that the switching length is ~25x smaller than the conventional 2×2 multimode interference coupler.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical switches; optical waveguides; HCG; HCW; high contrast grating hollow-core waveguide; multimode interference coupler; switching length; ultracompact optical switch; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Reflectivity; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
