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Silicon waveguide integrated optical switching with microsecond switching speed
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2003
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PhotonicsElectrical EngineeringEngineeringTimes/2 Thermo-optic DeviceExtinction RatioOptical PropertiesApplied PhysicsMach-zehnder SwitchGuided-wave OpticOptical SwitchingPhotonic Integrated CircuitMicroelectronicsOptoelectronicsPlanar Waveguide SensorElectro-optics Device
Options for the design of a Mach-Zehnder switch based upon silicon waveguide technology are discussed. Results for a 2/spl times/2 thermo-optic device are presented showing a switching speed of /spl sim/10 /spl mu/s and an extinction ratio of 23.5 dB.