Abstract
We have achieved a silica-based PLC thermooptic switch with a power
consumption of only 30 mW without any deterioration in the optical properties
by using a tapered narrow ridge structure. To reduce the power consumption
further, we propose a novel structure, the suspended narrow ridge structure,
which has the advantages of both the tapered narrow ridge structure and the
already reported suspended-bridge structure. As a result, we achieved PLC-VOA/switches
with excellent heat design flexibility and a power consumption of 20 mW. In
addition, using the proposed the suspended narrow ridge structure, we demonstrate
a 16-channel V-AWG with a compact size of 20 $\times$ 17 mm
and a low total power consumption of 320 mW.
© 2008 IEEE
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