• DocumentCode
    733720
  • 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
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184162