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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1949-2081
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338377
