Title :
Very Low Power Operation of Compact MMI Polymer Thermooptic Switch
Author :
Xie, Nan ; Hashimoto, Takafumi ; Utaka, Katsuyuki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This letter demonstrates a compact, very low power consumption, and low crosstalk multimode interference coupler-based polymer thermooptic photonic switch. The fabricated thin-film small-area heater confirmed the simulation results with operating power consumption as low as 8.9 mW. The switching crosstalk obtained was less than - 23 dB.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical switches; photonic switching systems; thermo-optical devices; compact MMI polymer thermooptic switch; power consumption; switching crosstalk; thin film small-area heater; very low power operation; Optical phase shifters; optical polymers; optical switches; photonic switching systems; thermooptic effects;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2025967
