• DocumentCode
    712135
  • Title

    Compact and low-loss 8×8 silicon photonic switch module for transponder aggregators in CDC-ROADM application

  • Author

    Nakamura, Shigeru ; Yanagimachi, Shigeyuki ; Takeshita, Hitoshi ; Tajima, Akio ; Kato, Tomoaki ; Hino, Tomoyuki ; Fukuchi, Kiyoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Green Platform Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present 8×8 silicon photonic switch modules with newly designed spot size converters on a silicon chip. Averaged module excess loss as low as 7.2 dB on all 64 paths is achieved along with 0.15-ms switching.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical receivers; optical switches; optical transmitters; silicon; transponders; CDC-ROADM application; Si; compact low-loss silicon photonic switch module; contention-less reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing; module excess loss; optical switching; silicon chip; spot size converters; time 0.15 ms; transponder aggregators; Arrays; Decision support systems; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121465
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=712135