• DocumentCode
    733367
  • Title

    Ultra-compact hybrid silicon-VO2 electroabsorption optical switch

  • Author

    Joushaghani, Arash ; Junho Jeong ; Paradis, Suzanne ; Alain, David ; Aitchison, J. Stewart ; Poon, Joyce K. S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A 1 μm-long hybrid Si-VO2 electroabsorption switch with integrated electrical contacts is demonstrated. A record extinction ratio of ~12 dB/μm is achieved over a bandwidth of ~100 nm with a power dissipation of 2.55 mW.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; electroabsorption; integrated optics; silicon; vanadium compounds; Si-VO2; extinction ratio; integrated electrical contacts; power 2.55 mW; power dissipation; size 1 mum; ultracompact hybrid silicon-VO2 electroabsorption optical switch; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183805
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=733367