• DocumentCode
    764211
  • 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
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    393
  • Lastpage
    394
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20070369
  • Filename
    4145294