• DocumentCode
    474710
  • Title

    Slow light total-internal-reflection optical switch with 90-degree bend

  • Author

    Fuchida, Ayumi ; Koyama, Fumio

  • Author_Institution
    Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel optical switch with slowing light in Bragg reflector waveguide. Slowing light gives us large equivalent refractive index change due to its waveguide dispersion, which permits 90-degree bend of crossbar optical switches.
  • Keywords
    distributed Bragg reflectors; light reflection; optical dispersion; optical switches; optical waveguides; refractive index; waveguide discontinuities; 90-degree bend crossbar optical switches; Bragg reflector waveguide; equivalent refractive index; slow light total-internal-reflection; waveguide dispersion; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Slow light; Waveguide transitions; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (130.4815) Optical switching devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572621