Title :
Novel 2×2 wide-angle AlGaAs/GaAs carrier-injection optical switch with reduced power consumption
Author :
Sun, Liping ; Cao, Shaochun ; Savoie, Michel
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 2 × 2 AlGaAs/GaAs optical switch based on our wide-angle design including current-spreading restriction, curved electrodes, double-reflection interfaces, and graded heterojunctions. The fabricated device has a 7° crossing angle and a 0.6 W power consumption.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; AlGaAs-GaAs; carrier-injection optical switch; current-spreading restriction; curved electrodes; double-reflection interfaces; graded heterojunctions; power 0.6 W; wide-angle design; Electrodes; Energy consumption; Extinction ratio; Gallium arsenide; Integrated optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical switches; Power semiconductor switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
