Title :
Low-crosstalk operation of Si-wire cascaded-MZI switch
Author :
Shoji, Y. ; Kintaka, K. ; Suda, S. ; Kawashima, H. ; Hasama, T. ; Ishikawa, H.
Author_Institution :
Network Photonics Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We present a low-crosstalk operation of 2 × 2 thermo-optic switch with Si-wire waveguides, based on cascade connection of Mach-Zehnder interferometers. The lowest crosstalk levels of -50 dB and -30 dB are obtained for `bar´ and `cross´ switching states, respectively.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical crosstalk; optical switches; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Si; Si-wire cascaded-MZI switch; Si-wire waveguides; cascade connection; low-crosstalk operation; switching states; thermo-optic switch; Crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621506
