DocumentCode
689067
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
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833448
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