Title :
Analysis and Design of Tunable Wavelength Selective Switches Based on MMI Assisted Microring Resonators
Author :
Thanh Trung Le ; Cahill, Laurence W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
The paper proposes a novel structure of tunable wavelength selective electro-optic switches based on MMI assisted microring resonators (MRs). Tunable couplers are based on MMI Mach-Zehnder configuration. The effects of the propagation loss on the performance are analyzed. The device parameters are considered and optimized to have a device having high FSRs and a low switching power.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical switches; optical couplers; optical resonators; MMI assisted microring resonators; Mach-Zehnder configuration; electro-optic switches; propagation loss; tunable couplers; tunable wavelength selective switches; Couplers; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Performance loss; Propagation losses; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391425
