Compact and Temperature Independent Electro-optic Switch Based on Slotted Silicon Photonic Crystal Directional Coupler
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 282-287 (2012)
Acrobat PDF (670 KB)
Abstract
In this paper, we have proposed a principle to design a compact and temperature independent electro-optic switch based on a slotted photonic crystal directional coupler (SPCDC). Infiltration of the slotted silicon photonic crystal with polymer enhances the slow light and decreases the switching length, whereas the different signs of thermo-optic coefficients of the polymer and silicon make the proposed switch stable within 25°C to 85°C temperature range. The SPCDC structure is modified to increase poling efficiency of the polymer in the slot and to flatten the dispersion diagram of the even mode to minimize the switching length.
© 2012 Optical Society of Korea
OCIS Codes
(060.1810) Fiber optics and optical communications : Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers
(120.6810) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Thermal effects
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
History
Original Manuscript: May 31, 2012
Revised Manuscript: July 31, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 6, 2012
Published: September 25, 2012
Citation
Hassan Aghababaeian and Mohammad-Hashem Vadjed-Samiei, "Compact and Temperature Independent Electro-optic Switch Based on Slotted Silicon Photonic
Crystal Directional Coupler," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 16, 282-287 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josk/abstract.cfm?URI=josk-16-3-282
Cited By |
OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. CrossRef includes content from more than 3000 publishers and societies. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.
Related Journal Articles 
- Dispersion resulting from phase and amplitude errors in arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexers–demultiplexers (OL)
- Low-Vπ electro-optic modulator with a high-µβ chromophore and a constant-bias field (OL)
- Linear Control of the Spectral Characteristics of Wavelength-Selective Components with a High-Index Tapered Thin-Film Planar Waveguide and a Single-Mode Half-Coupler (AO)
- Interdigitated Electrode-Induced Phase Grating with an Electrically Switchable and Tunable Period (AO)
- Electro-optical switching using coupled photonic crystal waveguides (OE)
Related Conference Papers
- 400-channel 25-GHz spacing arrayed-waveguide grating covering a full range of C- and L-bands
- An improved polymer digital optical switch with cross talk of -46 dB
- Dynamic Optical Memory Based on Light Trapping in a Ring Resonator Using Asymmetric Grating Assisted Codirectional Couplers
- Improvements of Crosstalk in Variable-Refractive Index Waveguide Array Demultiplexer
- Two-dimensional Self-imaging in Silicon-based Square MMI Waveguides
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 