Title :
High-speed optical switching of InAlGaAs/InAlAs multi-mode interference photonic switch with partial index-modulation region (MIPS-P)
Author :
Kumai, Shingo ; Ishikawa, Tomohiro ; Okazaki, Atsuki ; Utaka, Katsuyuki ; Amanai, Hidetaka ; Kurihara, Kaori ; Shimoyama, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A semiconductor multi-mode interference photonic switch with partial index-modulation regions (MIPS-P) was fabricated, and we demonstrated high-speed switching operation in a switching time of about 1.5 ns, for the first time, at a repetition rate of 10 MHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; light interference; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; 10 MHz; InAlGaAs-InAlAs; InAlGaAs/InAlAs multi-mode interference photonic switch; MIPS-P; optical switching; partial index-modulation region; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Indium compounds; Indium phosphide; Interference; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215557
