Title :
Ultra-low power thermo-optic silica-on-silicon waveguide membrane switch
Author :
Earnshaw, M.P. ; Cappuzzo, M.A. ; Chen, E. ; Gomez, L. ; Wong-Foy, A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., NJ
Abstract :
An optimised ultra-low power thermo-optic waveguide switch design is presented. Under 25 mW power consumption was achieved for standard index-contrast silica-on-silicon material with reduced polarisation-dependent switching performance
Keywords :
low-power electronics; optical switches; optical waveguide components; silicon; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; SiO2-Si; low power consumption; reduced polarisation-dependent switching; silica-on-silicon; ultra-low power thermo-optic waveguide switch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20070369
