Title :
Digital noise-tolerant silicon nanophotonic switch
Author :
Van Campenhout, J. ; Green, W.M.J. ; Assefa, S. ; Vlasov, Y.A.
Author_Institution :
T. J. Watson Res. Center, IBM Res., Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Error-free switching performance of a digital electro-optic silicon switch based on multi-stage Mach-Zehnder lattice is demonstrated. Robust crosstalk levels of lower than −15dB are obtained for drive-voltage noise levels exceeding 300mV while maintaining error-free operation.
Keywords :
Integrated optics; Noise level; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical switches; Pulse measurements; Silicon; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
