DocumentCode
633402
Title
Silicon-silica hybrid thermo-optic switch using multi-chip integration technique
Author
Katayose, S. ; Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Itoh, M.
Author_Institution
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a silicon-silica hybrid thermo-optic switch with a multi-chip configuration. The use of a silicon rib waveguide improved the response time of the silica thermo-optic switch from 2.6 msec to 20 μsec.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; multichip configuration; multichip integration technique; response time; silicon rib waveguide; silicon-silica hybrid thermo-optic switch; time 2.6 ms; time 20 mus; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location
Kyoto
Type
conf
Filename
6597537
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