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
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