Optically switched resonators

Author

Chauraya, Alford ; Vardaxoglou, Y.J.

Author_Institution

Wireless Commun. Res. Group (WiCR), Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

12-13 Nov. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The performance of planar optically switched resonators integrated with optically triggered Silicon (Si) switches is described. The resonator structures are realised on 1.6mm thick Taconic substrate and operates between 3.75GHz and 5GHz (3dB level) with insertion loss as low as 1.35dB and 1.1dB when the switch is in its OFF and ON states respectively. An equivalent circuit representation of the designed structure is described and the integration of Si dice is presented. Some insertion loss and bandwidth improvements for switched resonators are reported. This work is towards a low-loss delay line for broadband phased antenna applications.

Keywords

broadband antennas; elemental semiconductors; equivalent circuits; integrated optics; optical resonators; optical switches; silicon; Si; Taconic substrate; bandwidth improvements; broadband phased antenna applications; equivalent circuit representation; frequency 3.75 GHz to 5 GHz; insertion loss; low-loss delay line; optically triggered silicon switches; planar optically switched resonators; resonator structures; size 1.6 mm; Frequency measurement; Insertion loss; Optical losses; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Silicon; Transmission line measurements; Delay Lines and Phase Shifters; Optical Switches; Switched Planar Structures;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2218-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2219-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2012.6403058

Filename

6403058