Title :
Silicon waveguide integrated optical switching with microsecond switching speed
Author :
House, A. ; Whiteman, R. ; Kling, L. ; Day, S. ; Knights, A. ; Hogan, D. ; Hopper, F. ; Asghari, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Bookham Technol. plc, Oxfordshire, UK
Abstract :
Options for the design of a Mach-Zehnder switch based upon silicon waveguide technology are discussed. Results for a 2×2 thermo-optic device are presented showing a switching speed of ∼10 μs and an extinction ratio of 23.5 dB.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Mach-Zehnder switch; Si; extinction ratio; integrated optical switching; microsecond switching speed; silicon waveguide; thermooptic device; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical interferometry; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248332
