• DocumentCode
    515607
  • Title

    Novel 2×2 wide-angle AlGaAs/GaAs carrier-injection optical switch with reduced power consumption

  • Author

    Sun, Liping ; Cao, Shaochun ; Savoie, Michel

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. Res. Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a 2 × 2 AlGaAs/GaAs optical switch based on our wide-angle design including current-spreading restriction, curved electrodes, double-reflection interfaces, and graded heterojunctions. The fabricated device has a 7° crossing angle and a 0.6 W power consumption.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; AlGaAs-GaAs; carrier-injection optical switch; current-spreading restriction; curved electrodes; double-reflection interfaces; graded heterojunctions; power 0.6 W; wide-angle design; Electrodes; Energy consumption; Extinction ratio; Gallium arsenide; Integrated optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical switches; Power semiconductor switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465316
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=515607