• DocumentCode
    1333464
  • Title

    Eight-channel silicon-silica hybrid thermo-optic switch with improved extinction ratio realised by UV trimming

  • Author

    Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Tsuchizawa, Tai ; Watanabe, Toshio ; Yamada, Koji ; Itabashi, S. ; Nasu, Y. ; Itoh, M.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1338
  • Lastpage
    1340
  • Abstract
    An eight-channel thermo-optic switch with a low power consumption of 0.7 mW/channel, based on a silicon silica hybrid structure, is described. The extinction ratio is improved from 3 dB to more than 15 dB by using birefringence control with an Ar ion laser trimming technique.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; ion lasers; optical switches; silicon; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; Ar; Ar ion laser trimming technique; Si-SiO2; UV trimming; birefringence control; eight-channel silicon-silica hybrid thermooptic switch; improved extinction ratio; low power consumption; power 0.7 mW;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.1590
  • Filename
    5585049
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1333464