Submicrosecond submilliwatt silicon-on-insulator thermooptic switch

被引：126

作者：

Geis, MW ^{[1
]}

Spector, SJ ^{[1
]}

Williamson, RC ^{[1
]}

Lyszczarz, TM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Lincoln Lab, Lexington, MA 02420 USA

来源：

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2004年 / 16卷 / 11期

关键词：

high-index contrast; integrated optics; Mach-Zelmder interferometer; optical; silicon photonics; thermal switch;

D O I：

10.1109/LPT.2004.835194

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Mach-Zehnder interferometer thermooptic switches were made using a thin-silicon-on-insulator material system. The switches use single-mode strip-Si waveguides, 0.26 x 0.4 mum, operating at 1.5 mum. The waveguides were heated directly by passing current through them, resulting in switching power of 6 mW and a rise time of 0.6 mus. By heating both arms of the interferometer differentially, so one arm is cooling while the other heating, the switching-signal input power is reduced to < 100 muW. In this differential mode, the switching time can be decreased to 50 ns by pulsing the electrical input to 10 mW. Modeling indicates 10-ns-switching time would require similar to23 mW of pulsed power.

引用

页码：2514 / 2516

页数：3

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