Title :
Low power and broadband 2 × 2 silicon thermo-optic switch
Author :
DeRose, Christopher T. ; Watts, Michael R. ; Young, Ralph W. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Nielson, Gregory N. ; Zortman, William A. ; Kekatpure, Rohan D.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab. Appl. Microphotonic Syst., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We present a 2×2 silicon thermo-optic switch which requires a switching power of only ~12.5 mW and has a response time of 5.4 μs. The measured extinction ratio of the switch is >;~20 dB across the C and L communications bands.
Keywords :
optical switches; silicon; thermo-optical devices; broadband silicon thermo-optic switch; low power thermo-optic switch; switching power; time 5.4 mus; Contacts; Optical device fabrication; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; 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
