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
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