Title :
Design of a silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometric switch using slow light in photonic crystal
Author :
Lee, Hyun-Shik ; Han, Tae-Yong ; Beom-Hoan O ; Lee, Seung-Gol ; Park, Se-Geun ; Lee, El-Hang
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Photonics Elite Res. Acad. (OPERA) Center, Inha Univ., Incheon, South Korea
Abstract :
We designed an ultra-small silicon Mach Zhender interferometric (MZI) switch using slow light in photonic crystal. Using active control we made it possible to slow the light speed of the defect mode in the photonic crystal slab that was filled up with electro-optic polymer in its holes. We demonstrated the efficient active control of the lightwave speed in the arms of the MZI where each arm has different light speed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical effects; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical polymers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; semiconductor switches; silicon; slow light; MZI; active control; defect mode; electro-optic polymer; photonic crystal slab waveguide; slow light; ultra-small silicon Mach Zehnder interferometric switch; Arm; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Photonic crystals; Polymers; Silicon; Slabs; Slow light; Switches; Mach Zhender Interferometer; Silicon switch; photonic crystal; slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307808
