Title :
Wavelength selective switching with one-chip silicon photonic circuit including 8 × 8 matrix switch
Author :
Nakamura, Shigeru ; Takahashi, Shigeki ; Sakauchi, Masahiro ; Hino, Tomoyuki ; Yu, Ming-Bin ; Lo, Guo-Qiang
Author_Institution :
Green Innovation Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Polarization-independent wavelength path switching is demonstrated with one-chip silicon photonic circuit including 64 thermo-optical switch elements within 12mm × 3mm. Owing to uniformity, any path can be constructed by simply turning on one switch element.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; photonic switching systems; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; one-chip silicon photonic circuit; polarization-independent wavelength path switching; thermooptical switch element; wavelength selective switching; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical switches; Photonics; Silicon; Switching circuits;
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
