Title :
Photothermal optical switching in ultra-compact hybrid Si-VO2 ring resonators
Author :
Ryckman, Judson D. ; Diez-Blanco, Victor ; Nag, Joyeeta ; Marvel, Robert E. ; Choi, B.K. ; Haglund, Richard F., Jr. ; Weiss, Sharon M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical switching in ultra-compact hybrid Si-VO2 ring resonators. Large changes in resonant wavelength and optical transmission are achieved by photothermally triggering the reversible semiconductor-to-metal phase-transition of VO2.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light transmission; metal-insulator transition; optical resonators; optical switches; photothermal effects; silicon-on-insulator; vanadium compounds; Si-VO2; optical transmission; photothermal optical switching; photothermal triggering; resonant wavelength; reversible semiconductor-to-metal phase-transition; ultracompact hybrid ring resonators; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324089
