Title :
A 2×2 optical cross-connect switch based on dual-drive silicon microring-resonators with reduced timing jitter and driving voltage
Author :
Song, M. ; Zhang, L. ; Yue, Y. ; Yang, J.-Y. ; Beausoleil, R.G. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Electron. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou
Abstract :
As a single-ring resonator is used for an optical cross-connect (OXC) switch, a large jitter of 30 ps and a low extinction ratio may occur due to delay and crosstalk. We propose a dual-drive, three-ring OXC, which exhibits a jitter of 8 ps and an extinction ratio of 20 dB.
Keywords :
microcavities; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical resonators; optical switches; silicon; timing jitter; 2times2 optical cross-connect switch; crosstalk; delay; driving voltage; extinction ratio; silicon microring-resonators; time 30 ps; timing jitter; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Silicon; Timing jitter; Voltage; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
