Title :
Slow light waveguide optical switch
Author :
Fuchida, Ayumi ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
P& I Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose a novel optical switch with slowing light. Slowing light in Bragg reflector waveguide can miniaturize optical switch because large equivalent refractive index is available due to giant waveguide dispersion.
Keywords :
optical switches; optical waveguides; refractive index; slow light; Bragg reflector waveguide; equivalent refractive index; giant waveguide dispersion; slow light waveguide optical switch; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Indium phosphide; Large-scale systems; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Slow light; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634545
