Title :
Low power consumption optical switches for high- to low-end applications
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper overviews the low power consumption optical switches for the advanced optical networks, and the actual devices using InAlGaAs and polymer materials are demonstrated for high- and low-end applications experimentally together with device designing. Future issues for heterogeneous integration are also addressed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical polymers; optical switches; InAlGaAs; advanced optical networks; device designing; heterogeneous integration; low power consumption optical switches; polymer materials; Modulation; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Polymers; Power demand; InAlGaAs; Mach-Zenhder interferometer; low power consmuption; optical switch; polymer;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
