Title :
Silicon optical switch based on a tapered W1 photonic crystal waveguide with thermo-optic effect
Author :
Qiang Zhao ; Kaiyu Cui ; Zhilei Huang ; Xue Feng ; Dengke Zhang ; Yidong Huang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Thermo-optic switch based on W1 photonic crystal waveguide is demonstrated, high extinction ratio of 23.5 dB has been experimentally achieved under a switching power as low as 8.9 mW while the device is only 16.8-μm-long.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; extinction ratio; power 8.9 mW; silicon optical switch; size 16.8 mum; switching power; tapered W1 photonic crystal waveguide; thermo-optic effect; thermo-optic switch; Bandwidth; Couplings; Erbium; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
