Title :
Liquid crystal phase shifter on the SOH platform with ultra-low power consumption
Author :
Alloatti, Luca ; Pfeifle, Joerg ; Mendez, Jorge ; Freude, Wolfgang ; Leuthold, Juerg ; Koos, Christian
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron. (IPQ), Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
A silicon phase shifter with Vπ L = 0.085 Vmm and nW-power consumption is demonstrated. The device exploits slot-waveguides filled with liquid crystals. A drive voltage of 5 V leads to a 35 π phase shift.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; optical phase shifters; optical waveguides; organic compounds; power consumption; silicon; SOH platform; Si; drive voltage; liquid crystal phase shifter; silicon phase shifter; slot-waveguides; ultralow power consumption; voltage 5 V; Liquid crystals; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Silicon; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
