Bias-free, low power and optically driven membrane InP switch on SOI for remotely configurable photonic packet switches

doi:10.1364/OE.19.00B817

Bias-free, low power and optically driven membrane InP switch on SOI for remotely configurable photonic packet switches

M. Tassaert, G. Roelkens, H. J. S. Dorren, D. Van Thourhout, and O. Raz »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 26, pp. B817-B824 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.00B817

View Full Text Article

Enhanced HTML Acrobat PDF (3049 KB)

Journal Search
Article Lookup

Article Tools

Citations

Alert me when this article is cited
Export Citation/Save

Abstract
Article Info
References (15)
Cited By
Figures (8)
Metrics
Related Content

Abstract

A small footprint integrated Membrane InP Switch (MIPS) on Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) is demonstrated for use in all-optical packet switching. The device consists of an optically pumped III–V membrane waveguide of only 100nm thick, coupled to the underlying SOI waveguide circuit. Because of its limited thickness, the optical confinement in the active layers is maximized, allowing for high extinction ratio of over 30dB when applying a low power optical pump signal, over the entire C-band. The switch has 400/1300ps on/off switching times and no measurable pattern dependence or switching related power penalties for a bitrate up to 40Gb/s, using a switching power of only 2dBm.

OCIS Codes
(130.0130) Integrated optics : Integrated optics
(130.4815) Integrated optics : Optical switching devices
(060.6719) Fiber optics and optical communications : Switching, packet

ToC Category:
Waveguide and Opto-Electronic Devices

History
Original Manuscript: November 1, 2011
Revised Manuscript: November 30, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: December 1, 2011
Published: December 6, 2011

Virtual Issues
European Conference on Optical Communication 2011 (2011) Optics Express

Citation
M. Tassaert, G. Roelkens, H. J. S. Dorren, D. Van Thourhout, and O. Raz, "Bias-free, low power and optically driven membrane InP switch on SOI for remotely configurable photonic packet switches," Opt. Express 19, B817-B824 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-26-B817

Sort: Author | Year | Journal | Reset

References

www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/crs/hardware_doc/roadmap/17014hdg.html .
S. J. Ben Yoo, “Optical packet and burst switching technologies for the future photonic Internet,” J. Lightwave Technol.24, 4468–4492 (2006). [CrossRef]
R. S. Tucker, “Scalability and energy consumption of optical and electronic packet switching,” J. Lightwave Technol.29, 1–12 (2011). [CrossRef]
I. M. Soganci, T. Tanemura, K. A. Williams, N. Calabretta, T. De Vries, E. Smalbrugge, M. K. Smit, H. Dorren, and Y. Nakano, “Monolithically integrated InP 1x16 optical switch with wavelength-insensitive operation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.22, 143–145 (2010). [CrossRef]
A. Albores-Mejia, F. Gomez-Agis, H. J. S. Dorren, X. J. M. Leijtens, T. de Vries, Y.-S. Oei, M. J. R. Heck, R. Notzel, D. J. Robbins, M. K. Smit, and K. A. Williams, “Monolithic multistage optoelectronic switch circuit routing 160 Gb/s line-rate data,” J. Lightwave Technol.28, 2984–2992 (2010). [CrossRef]
A. Bianco, D. Cuda, R. Gaudino, G. Gavilanes, F. Neri, and M. Petracca, “Scalability of optical interconnects based on microring resonators,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.22, 1081–1083 (2010). [CrossRef]
N. Calabretta, H. Jung, J. Lorente, E. Tangdiongga, T. Koonen, and H. Dorren, “All-optical techniques enabling packet switching with label processing and label rewriting,” J. Telecommun. Inf. Technol., 20–28 (2009).
J. E. Sharping, M. Fiorentino, P. Kumar, and R. S. Windeler, “All-optical switching based on cross-phase modulation in microstructure fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Let.14, 77–79 (2002). [CrossRef]
W. Bogaerts, L. Liu, S. Selvaraja, J. Brouckaert, D. Taillaert, D. Vermeulen, G. Roelkens, D. Van Thourhout, and R. Baets, “Silicon nanophotonic waveguides and their applications,” Proc. SPIE7134, 71341O (2008). [CrossRef]
G. Roelkens, J. Brouckaert, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, R. Notzel, and M. Smit, “Adhesive bonding of InP/InGaAsP dies to processed silicon-on-insulator wafers using dvs-bis-benzocyclobutene,” J. Electrochem. Soc.153, G1015–G1019 (2006). [CrossRef]
G. Roelkens, L. Liu, D. Liang, R. Jones, A. Fang, B. Koch, and J. Bowers, “III–V/silicon photonics for on-chip and inter-chip optical interconnects,” Laser Photon. Rev.4, 751–779 (2010). [CrossRef]
M. Tassaert, S. Keyvaninia, D. Van Thourhout, W. M. J. Green, Y. Vlasov, and G. Roelkens, “A nanophotonic InP/InGaAlAs optical amplifier integrated on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit,” in Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Information Photonics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Ottawa, 2011), pp. 1–2. [CrossRef]
D. Taillaert, F. Van Laere, M. Ayre, W. Bogaerts, D. Van Thourhout, P. Bienstman, and R. Baets, “Grating couplers for coupling between optical fibers and nanophotonic waveguides,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Part 1-Regul. Pap. Brief Commun.45, 6071–6077 (2006).
www.epixfab.eu .
F. Doany, B. Lee, S. Assefa, W. Green, M. Yang, C. Schow, C. Jahnes, S. Zhang, J. Singer, V. Kopp, J. Kash, and Y. Vlasov, “Multichannel high-bandwidth coupling of ultra-dense silicon photonic waveguide array to standard-pitch fiber array,” J. Lightwave Technol.29, 475–482 (2011). [CrossRef]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Let.

J. E. Sharping, M. Fiorentino, P. Kumar, and R. S. Windeler, “All-optical switching based on cross-phase modulation in microstructure fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Let.14, 77–79 (2002). [CrossRef]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.

A. Bianco, D. Cuda, R. Gaudino, G. Gavilanes, F. Neri, and M. Petracca, “Scalability of optical interconnects based on microring resonators,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.22, 1081–1083 (2010). [CrossRef]
I. M. Soganci, T. Tanemura, K. A. Williams, N. Calabretta, T. De Vries, E. Smalbrugge, M. K. Smit, H. Dorren, and Y. Nakano, “Monolithically integrated InP 1x16 optical switch with wavelength-insensitive operation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.22, 143–145 (2010). [CrossRef]

J. Electrochem. Soc.

G. Roelkens, J. Brouckaert, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, R. Notzel, and M. Smit, “Adhesive bonding of InP/InGaAsP dies to processed silicon-on-insulator wafers using dvs-bis-benzocyclobutene,” J. Electrochem. Soc.153, G1015–G1019 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Lightwave Technol.

F. Doany, B. Lee, S. Assefa, W. Green, M. Yang, C. Schow, C. Jahnes, S. Zhang, J. Singer, V. Kopp, J. Kash, and Y. Vlasov, “Multichannel high-bandwidth coupling of ultra-dense silicon photonic waveguide array to standard-pitch fiber array,” J. Lightwave Technol.29, 475–482 (2011). [CrossRef]
A. Albores-Mejia, F. Gomez-Agis, H. J. S. Dorren, X. J. M. Leijtens, T. de Vries, Y.-S. Oei, M. J. R. Heck, R. Notzel, D. J. Robbins, M. K. Smit, and K. A. Williams, “Monolithic multistage optoelectronic switch circuit routing 160 Gb/s line-rate data,” J. Lightwave Technol.28, 2984–2992 (2010). [CrossRef]
S. J. Ben Yoo, “Optical packet and burst switching technologies for the future photonic Internet,” J. Lightwave Technol.24, 4468–4492 (2006). [CrossRef]
R. S. Tucker, “Scalability and energy consumption of optical and electronic packet switching,” J. Lightwave Technol.29, 1–12 (2011). [CrossRef]

J. Telecommun. Inf. Technol.

N. Calabretta, H. Jung, J. Lorente, E. Tangdiongga, T. Koonen, and H. Dorren, “All-optical techniques enabling packet switching with label processing and label rewriting,” J. Telecommun. Inf. Technol., 20–28 (2009).

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Part 1-Regul. Pap. Brief Commun.

D. Taillaert, F. Van Laere, M. Ayre, W. Bogaerts, D. Van Thourhout, P. Bienstman, and R. Baets, “Grating couplers for coupling between optical fibers and nanophotonic waveguides,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Part 1-Regul. Pap. Brief Commun.45, 6071–6077 (2006).

Laser Photon. Rev.

G. Roelkens, L. Liu, D. Liang, R. Jones, A. Fang, B. Koch, and J. Bowers, “III–V/silicon photonics for on-chip and inter-chip optical interconnects,” Laser Photon. Rev.4, 751–779 (2010). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

W. Bogaerts, L. Liu, S. Selvaraja, J. Brouckaert, D. Taillaert, D. Vermeulen, G. Roelkens, D. Van Thourhout, and R. Baets, “Silicon nanophotonic waveguides and their applications,” Proc. SPIE7134, 71341O (2008). [CrossRef]

Other

M. Tassaert, S. Keyvaninia, D. Van Thourhout, W. M. J. Green, Y. Vlasov, and G. Roelkens, “A nanophotonic InP/InGaAlAs optical amplifier integrated on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit,” in Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Information Photonics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Ottawa, 2011), pp. 1–2. [CrossRef]
www.epixfab.eu .
www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/crs/hardware_doc/roadmap/17014hdg.html .

Cited By

Alert me when this paper is cited

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.

Click here to see a list of articles that cite this paper