Title :
SOI-based thermo-optic waveguide switch matrix with spot size converters
Author :
Yu, Jinzhong ; Li, Yanping ; Liu, Jingwei ; Yang, Di ; Chen, Yuanyuan ; Sun, Fei ; Chen, Shaowu ; Wang, Qiming
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Semicond., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A SOI-based thermo-optic waveguide switch matrix worked at 1.55 μm, integrated with spot size converters is designed and fabricated for the first time. The insertion loss and polarization dependent loss are less than 13 dB and 2 dB, respectively. The extinction ratio is larger than 19 dB. The response time is less than 5 μs and the power consumption of the switch cell is about 200 mW.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical devices; 1.55 mum; SOI; extinction ratio; insertion loss; optical design; optical fabrication; polarization dependent loss; spot size converters; thermo-optic waveguide switch; Communication switching; Insertion loss; Matrix converters; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Semiconductor waveguides; Switching converters; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516435
