Sub-μs switching time in silicon-on-insulator Mach-Zehnder thermooptic switch
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 swit...
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Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE photonics technology letters 2004-09, Vol.16 (9), p.2039-2041 |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1041-1135 1941-0174 |
DOI: | 10.1109/LPT.2004.833896 |