DocumentCode
2966572
Title
Slow light waveguide optical switch
Author
Fuchida, Ayumi ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution
P& I Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
fYear
2008
fDate
2-15 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
281
Lastpage
282
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2656-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634545
Filename
4634545
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