Title :
A compact silicon nano-wire waveguide optic switch
Author :
Chu, Tao ; Yamada, Hirohito ; Ishida, Satomi ; Arakawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Ind. & Technol. Dev. Assoc., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Based on silicon nano-wire waveguides, a compact Mach-Zehnder interferometer type optic switch was demonstrated through thermo-optic effect. The maximum extinction ratio was 20-dB, and the switching speed reached 0.1-ms.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; nanowires; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; 0.1 ms; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; extinction ratio; silicon nanowire waveguide optic switch; thermo-optic effect; Electrodes; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Thermooptic effects;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516429
