Title :
Compact and low-loss 8×8 silicon photonic switch module for transponder aggregators in CDC-ROADM application
Author :
Nakamura, Shigeru ; Yanagimachi, Shigeyuki ; Takeshita, Hitoshi ; Tajima, Akio ; Kato, Tomoaki ; Hino, Tomoyuki ; Fukuchi, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Green Platform Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We present 8×8 silicon photonic switch modules with newly designed spot size converters on a silicon chip. Averaged module excess loss as low as 7.2 dB on all 64 paths is achieved along with 0.15-ms switching.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical receivers; optical switches; optical transmitters; silicon; transponders; CDC-ROADM application; Si; compact low-loss silicon photonic switch module; contention-less reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing; module excess loss; optical switching; silicon chip; spot size converters; time 0.15 ms; transponder aggregators; Arrays; Decision support systems; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
