Demonstration of a Plasmonic MMI Switch in 10-Gb/s True Data Traffic Conditions

Demonstration of a Plasmonic MMI Switch in 10-Gb/s True Data Traffic Conditions

We report the first experimental performance evaluation of a 75-μm-long plasmonic multimode interference switch that is hetero-integrated on a silicon-on-insulator platform, operating with 10-Gb/s data signals. The switch exhibits a 2.9-μs response time and 44.5% modulation depth, while the extincti...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2012-10, Vol.24 (20), p.1819-1822
Hauptverfasser: Kalavrouziotis, D., Papaioannou, S., Vyrsokinos, K., Markey, L., Dereux, A., Giannoulis, G., Apostolopoulos, D., Avramopoulos, H., Pleros, N.
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Sprache:eng
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Active plasmonics
dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polaritons
Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Optical interconnections
Optical switches
Optical waveguides
Performance evaluation
Photonics
Plasmons
silicon-on-insulator (SOI) photonics
thermo-optic switch
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Zusammenfassung:We report the first experimental performance evaluation of a 75-μm-long plasmonic multimode interference switch that is hetero-integrated on a silicon-on-insulator platform, operating with 10-Gb/s data signals. The switch exhibits a 2.9-μs response time and 44.5% modulation depth, while the extinction ratio between the ports alters from 5.4 to -1.5 dB for 35-mW electrical (switching) power. Error-free performance was achieved.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2012.2216518