Sub-µs switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch

Mikko Harjanne; Markku Kapulainen; Timo Aalto; Päivi Heimala

doi:10.1109/LPT.2004.833896

Sub-µs switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch

Mikko Harjanne, Markku Kapulainen, Timo Aalto, Päivi Heimala

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Abstract

We have demonstrated both rise and fall times below 1 μs with 10%-90% modulation in a silicon-on-insulator thermooptical Mach-Zehnder switch. The switch is based on 9-μm-thick and 10-μm-wide single-mode rib waveguides. Very fast switching was achieved by using a differential control method. The switch was driven with a digital signal processor accompanied by simple electronic circuitry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2039-2041
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	16
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2004.833896
Publication status	Published - 2004
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

integrated optics
optical switches
optical waveguides
silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology
thermo-optic (TO) effects

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