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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033617
