Title :
Multimode-interference waveguide crossing coupled microring-resonator-based switch nodes for photonic networks-on-chip
Author :
Xu, Fang ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong
Abstract :
We propose two-dimensional nonblocking low-power photonic switch nodes for networks-on-chip using multimode-interference-based waveguide crossing-coupled microring electro-optic switch array in silicon-on-insulator.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; network-on-chip; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; electro-optic switch array; microring-resonator-based switch nodes; multimode-interference waveguide crossing; photonic networks-on-chip; silicon-on-insulator; two-dimensional nonblocking switch; Communication switching; Optical receivers; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; P-i-n diodes; Photonics Society; Resonance; Silicon on insulator technology; (060.1810) Switches; (230.5750) Resonators;
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
