TY - GEN
T1 - Design of a low-loss thermo-optic switch
AU - Xu, K. J.
AU - Cai, H.
AU - Fang, Q.
AU - Lo, G. Q.
AU - Kwong, D. L.
AU - Liu, A. Q.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Optical switches are important for applications in optical communications and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to allow for selection of optical paths. In this work, a thermo-optic switch based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is designed. A comparison and optimization of the switch components, including beam splitters, couplers and MZI, is carried out. A 1 × 2 switch using silicon nitride waveguides is designed with small footprint size, low insertion loss and high extinction ratio. The switch is compatible with CMOS fabrication technology, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.
AB - Optical switches are important for applications in optical communications and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to allow for selection of optical paths. In this work, a thermo-optic switch based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is designed. A comparison and optimization of the switch components, including beam splitters, couplers and MZI, is carried out. A 1 × 2 switch using silicon nitride waveguides is designed with small footprint size, low insertion loss and high extinction ratio. The switch is compatible with CMOS fabrication technology, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79952322987
U2 - 10.1109/PGC.2010.5706073
DO - 10.1109/PGC.2010.5706073
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:79952322987
SN - 9781424498826
T3 - 2010 Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2010
BT - 2010 Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2010
T2 - 2010 Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2010
Y2 - 14 December 2010 through 16 December 2010
ER -