• DocumentCode
    2251562
  • Title

    Active switching of light in silicon based self collimating photonic crystals

  • Author

    Hodson, T. ; Chen, C. ; Sharkawy, A. ; Prather, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present a PhC modulator-switch that demonstrates active control over signal routing. We design and characterize a photonic crystal (PhC) based silicon electro-optic modulator.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; optical collimators; optical design techniques; optical materials; photonic crystals; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; SOI; Si; Si-SiO2; active light switching; silicon based self collimating photonic crystals; silicon electro-optic modulator design; Lattices; Light scattering; Optical collimators; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Switches; (230.4110) Modulators; (999.9999) Photonic Crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572110