• DocumentCode
    3592497
  • Title

    Large-port-count MEMS silicon photonics switches

  • Author

    Wu, Ming C. ; Sangyoon Han ; Tae Joon Seok ; Quack, Niels

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Highly integrated optical circuit switch (OCS) with large port counts (~100×100) is achievable by combining silicon photonics and MEMS technologies. We will review the design trade-offs, performance scaling, and the current state of the art.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microswitches; optical switches; silicon; MEMS; Si; optical circuit switch; photonics switches; silicon photonics; Micromechanical devices; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121462