TY - GEN
T1 - A novel low-light-level optical switch by using nano-opto-mechanics technology
AU - Tao, Jifang
AU - Cai, Hong
AU - Lee, Lennon Yao Ting
AU - Gu, Yuandong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/2/23
Y1 - 2017/2/23
N2 - An all-optical switch that controls a strong light with a weak one based on nonlinear cavity enhanced optomechanical effect is demonstrated. It consists of a micro-ring resonator with suspension arcs, and a bus waveguide. 'On' and 'off' states of the probe light depend on the position of the suspension arcs that is under the control by a weak signal light. By use of nano-opto-mechanics system (NOMS) technology, the device is fabricated on silicon photonics platform with a foot-print size of only 50 μm × 50 μm. The switch is studied through both modeling and experiment. The observed control light is 380 times smaller in intensity than the probe light. Potential applications of this switch include quantum information networks, optical memories, on-chip optical signal processing, etc.
AB - An all-optical switch that controls a strong light with a weak one based on nonlinear cavity enhanced optomechanical effect is demonstrated. It consists of a micro-ring resonator with suspension arcs, and a bus waveguide. 'On' and 'off' states of the probe light depend on the position of the suspension arcs that is under the control by a weak signal light. By use of nano-opto-mechanics system (NOMS) technology, the device is fabricated on silicon photonics platform with a foot-print size of only 50 μm × 50 μm. The switch is studied through both modeling and experiment. The observed control light is 380 times smaller in intensity than the probe light. Potential applications of this switch include quantum information networks, optical memories, on-chip optical signal processing, etc.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015780387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2017.7863563
DO - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2017.7863563
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85015780387
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 936
EP - 939
BT - 2017 IEEE 30th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 30th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2017
Y2 - 22 January 2017 through 26 January 2017
ER -