Title :
Modeling optical switching by electrostatic deformaion of suspended silion waveguides
Author :
Murray, Kirsty ; Chrostowski, L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A low power electro-optic switch based on the electrostatic deformation of suspended silicon waveguides is proposed. Simulated results show complete switching of power with an applied voltage of 1.2 V for a 270 μm long directional coupler switch. The device footprint is less than 270 μm × 10 μm.
Keywords :
deformation; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; device footprint; electrostatic deformation; long directional coupler switch; low power electro-optic switch; optical switching; suspended silicon waveguides; voltage 1.2 V; Decision support systems; Micromechanical devices; Nanophotonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9928-4140-9
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924595
