Title :
Analysis and design of micro-ring based switch elements in silicon photonics for optical interconnection
Author :
Contu, Pietro ; Pintus, P. ; Testa, F. ; D´Errico, A. ; Di Pasquale, F.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A two-ring add/drop switch is presented for scalable switching matrix architectures. The device performance is investigated using the transfer matrix method, showing low crosstalks, high out of band rejection and side-lobe suppression.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optomechanical devices; microswitches; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical switches; semiconductor device models; silicon; Si; band rejection; crosstalks; device performance; microring based switch elements; optical interconnection; scalable switching matrix architectures; side-lobe suppression; silicon photonics; transfer matrix method; two-ring add-drop switch; Couplings; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552915
