Title :
Optical jitter due to refractive index variations in slow-light photonic crystal MZI switches
Author :
Shroff, Ashutosh R. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
Abstract :
High effective index waveguides can reduce the size of integrated active MZIs significantly. We demonstrate numerically that they have high sensitivity to variations in material refractive index leading to significant pulse distortion due to jitter.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; jitter; optical distortion; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; refractive index; MZI switches; Mach-Zehnder interferometry; coupled cavity waveguides; high effective index waveguides; optical jitter; pulse distortion; refractive index; slow-light photonic crystal; Crystalline materials; Jitter; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453289
