Title :
Low-dispersion InGaAsP/InP slow light waveguide optical switch with coupled Bragg reflector waveguide
Author :
Fuchida, Ayumi ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
We propose slow light coupled Bragg reflector waveguide for expanding the optical bandwidth of ultra-compact slow light switches. We carried out the modeling of total-internal-reflection optical switch with 40-degrees crossing-angle, exhibiting optical bandwidth of over 10 nm.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical dispersion; optical switches; optical waveguides; InGaAsP-InP; coupled Bragg reflector waveguide; light waveguide optical switch; optical bandwidth; total-internal-reflection optical switch; ultracompact slow light switches; Bandwidth; Indium phosphide; Optical coupling; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Semiconductor waveguides; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2009. IPRM '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3432-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2009.5012421
