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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
