• DocumentCode
    159383
  • Title

    Compact and efficient silicon 2×2 switches based on a reverse biased vertical pn junction

  • Author

    Brimont, Antoine ; Vagionas, Christos ; Pleros, N. ; Vyrsokinos, Costas ; Griol, Amadeu ; Sanchis, Pablo ; Sanchez, L. ; Dabos, G. ; Hurtado, Juan ; Bellieres, Laurent ; Losilla, Nuria S. ; Lopez-Royo, Francisco ; Marti, Joan

  • Author_Institution
    Valencia Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. Valencia (Spain), Valencia, Spain
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    27-29 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    This paper focuses on the design and preliminary characterization of 2×2 Si-photonic switches embedded in a vertical pn junction. The device is optimized to achieve a full-π phase shift together with low insertion loss.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical phase shifters; optical switches; p-n junctions; silicon; Si; compact silicon photonic switches; full-π phase shift; insertion loss; reverse biased vertical pn junction; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Junctions; Optical switches; Photonics; Silicon; Integrated photonics; ring resonators; silicon switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-2282-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/Group4.2014.6961996
  • Filename
    6961996