Title :
Highly Integrated Optical 4 $\,\times\,$4 Crossbar in Silicon-on-Insulator Technology
Author :
Andrzej Kazmierczak;Wim Bogaerts;Emmanuel Drouard;Fabian Dortu;Pedro Rojo-Romeo;Frederic Gaffiot;Dries Van Thourhout;Domenico Giannone
Author_Institution :
Appl. Photonics Dept., Multitel a.s.b.l., Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a highly integrated optical 4 x 4 crossbar based on microring resonator add-drop filters. The designed crossbar structure, as small as 50 mum x 50 mum, has been fabricated in CMOS compatible silicon on insulator technology. Finally, experimental results proving the proper operation of the fabricated crossbar structures are discussed.
Keywords :
"Integrated optics","Optical filters","Optical resonators","Optical interconnections","Optical network units","Optical fiber networks","Silicon on insulator technology","Integrated circuit interconnections","Optical design","Resonator filters"
Journal_Title :
Journal of Lightwave Technology
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.2010462
