• DocumentCode
    2473035
  • Title

    Extremely low power consumption thermo-optic switches using silica-based PLCs

  • Author

    Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Watanabe, Kei

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    9-11 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    238
  • Lastpage
    240
  • Abstract
    This paper reviews recent progress on low power consumption thermo-optic switches using silica-based planar lightwave circuits. These switches are indispensable for monolithically integrated PLC devices that include many thermo-optic switches.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical phase shifters; optical switches; silicon; silicon compounds; specific heat; thermo-optical devices; Si-SiO2; low power consumption switches; monolithically integrated PLC devices; silica-based photonic lightwave circuits; silicon-silica hybrid waveguide; tapered narrow ridge structure; thermal capacity reduction; thermo-optic phase shifter; thermo-optic switches; Energy consumption; Extinction ratio; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4402-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1949-2081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338377
  • Filename
    5338377
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2473035