DocumentCode
2265082
Title
Compact S-shape 1/spl times/2 thermo-optic polymer waveguide switch with wide bandwidth
Author
Shu, K.-C. ; Lai, Y. ; Huang, D.-W.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Firstpage
200
Abstract
Summary from only given. We propose and analyze a new type of 1 x 2 thermo-optic polymer waveguide switches which have several advantages compared to conventional approaches based on the Mach Zehnder interferometer structure or the Y branch structure. The basic structure of the device is a S-shape multi-mode-interference (MMI) waveguide with less than half of the waveguide being covered by the electric heater.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; Mach Zehnder interferometer structure; S-shape MMI waveguide structure; S-shape multi-mode-interference waveguide; bent waveguide structure; cross-state; device length; electric heater; thermo-optic polymer waveguide switches; Bandwidth; Heating; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033617
Filename
1033617
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