2010 · 26 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated Circuit DesignIntegrated OpticsIntegrated PhotonicsOptical SwitchingPhotonic Integrated CircuitsPhotonic MaterialsExtinctionExtinction RatioIntegrated Electro-optic DevicesIntegrated Optical SwitchesIntegrated Photonic DevicesOptical SwitchesPassive Photonic ComponentsPhotonic Switches
A photonic integrated circuit capable of 1×100 switching is reported. The switch, incorporating more than 250 photonic components along with numerous passive waveguides and bends, demonstrates power penalty <; 1 dB at 10 Gbps and extinction ratio > 50 dB.
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