2003 · 20 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated OpticsIntegrated PhotonicsOptical SwitchingOptical WaveguidesPhotonic Integrated CircuitsSilicon PhotonicsExtinction RatioIntegrated Optical SwitchesOptical SwitchesPhotonic SwitchesSilicon WaveguidesThermo-optic PropertiesThermo-optic SwitchingWaveguide Integration
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.