Title :
1×8 Si ring Mux/DeMux with ultra-low tuning power
Author :
Xuezhe Zheng ; Shubin, Ivan ; Guoliang Li ; Ying Luo ; Namseok Park ; Jin Yao ; Thacker, Hiren ; Jin-Hyoung Lee ; Raj, Kannan ; Cunningham, John E. ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V.
Author_Institution :
Oracle Labs., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report a compact 1×8 silicon Mux/DeMux with ring tuning efficiency of <;3μW/GHz using back-side substrate removal technique. Total power of <;4.1mW was measured to tune the device to a 1.6nm wavelength grid.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; elemental semiconductors; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; silicon; Si; Si ring DeMux; Si ring Mux; back-side substrate removal technique; ring tuning; ultralow tuning power; wavelength 1.6 nm; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Substrates; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5803-3
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2013.6644471
