Title :
Silicon electro-optic 4×4 non-blocking switch array for on-chip photonic networks
Author :
Green, William M J ; Yang, Min ; Assefa, Solomon ; Van Campenhout, Joris ; Lee, Benjamin G. ; Jahnes, Christopher V. ; Doany, Fuad E. ; Schow, Clint L. ; Kash, Jeffrey A. ; Vlasov, Yurii A.
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Silicon 4×4 switch array based on carrier-injection for switching of multiple 40 Gbps WDM channels is reported. Operation in all 9 unique switch states and 12 possible I/O routings is verified with crosstalk less than 10 dB.
Keywords :
photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM channel; carrier-injection; crosstalk; on-chip photonic network; silicon electro-optic nonblocking switch array; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrays; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
