Title : 
A CMOS compatible 1×3 optical switch based on silicon on insulator
         
        
            Author : 
Wang, Wanjun ; Zhao, Yong ; Li, Yubo ; Hao, Yinlei ; Yang, Jianyi ; Wang, Minghua ; Jiang, Xiaoqing
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Inf. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A 1×3 optical switch is demonstrated utilizing the 0.8-μm standard CMOS technology. Extinction ratios higher than 21dB are obtained for three states. It is with low power consumption (~7.4mW) and switching time (~15.3ns).
         
        
            Keywords : 
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical switches; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS; optical switch; power 7.4 mW; silicon on insulator; time 5.3 ns; CMOS integrated circuits; Extinction ratio; Optical attenuators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power demand; Silicon; CMOS; Integrated optics; Optical switch;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Beijing
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-6344-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643379