Abstract
This letter demonstrates the design and experimental verification of a very low-power consuming, polarization-independent, and high-speed polymer Mach-Zehnder 2 × 2 photonic switch. This thermooptic switch operated with less than 4 mW of power consumption via a small-area heater. This device is, to the author's best knowledge, the most efficient and practical polymer photonic switch operating with polarization independence and low crosstalk of less than 25 dB.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5290106 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1861-1863 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Optical phase shifters
- Optical polymers
- Optical switches
- Photonic switching systems
- Thermooptic (to) effects
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering