• DocumentCode
    1687167
  • Title

    Ultra-compact reconfigurable silicon optical devices using micron-scale localized thermal heating

  • Author

    Green, William M J ; Hamann, Hendrik F. ; Sekaric, Lidija ; Rooks, Michael J. ; Vlasov, Yurii A.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Novel design of a compact low-loss and high-efficiency micro-heater is demonstrated for silicon photonic wire ultra-compact reconfigurable devices. Highly localized heating enables reduced thermal crosstalk for densely packed, individually addressable cascaded devices.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; heating; integrated optics; micro-optics; silicon; Si; Si - Interface; micro-heater; micron-scale localized thermal heating; silicon photonic wire; ultra-compact reconfigurable devices; ultra-compact reconfigurable silicon optical devices; Heating; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Strips;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348827
  • Filename
    4348827