Title :
Recovery time for a silicon waveguide all-optical switch
Author :
Colbourne, P.D. ; Jessop, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.
fDate :
3/17/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Dye laser pulses were used to switch the propagation path of an infra-red (λ=1.3 μm) beam propagating in a planar silicon waveguide. Recovery time ranged from 1.2 to 15 ns, depend on both the pulsed laser wavelength and the illumination geometry
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical fibres; optical waveguide components; 1.2 to 15 ns; 1.3 micron; IR planar waveguide; Si; all-optical switch; dye laser pulses; illumination geometry; propagation path; pulsed laser wavelength; recovery times;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
