Title :
Low-power on-chip all-optical Kerr switch with silica microcavity
Author :
Yoshiki, Wataru ; Tanabe, Takasumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We achieved on-chip optical Kerr switching with an input power of 2 mW using a silica toroid microcavity. This is the lowest power for any demonstrated on-chip optical Kerr switch.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; microswitches; optical Kerr effect; optical switches; silicon compounds; SiO2; input power; low-power on-chip all-optical Kerr switch; power 2 mW; silica toroid microcavity; Kerr effect; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
