1 × 4 wavelength reconfigurable photonic switch using thermally tuned microring resonators fabricated on silicon substrate

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 704-706

  Ng, Han Yong ^a   Wang, Michael R ^a   Li, Daqun ^b   Wang, Xuan ^c   Martinez, Jose ^c   Panepucci, Roberto R ^c   Pathak, Kachesh ^d  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b New Span Opto Technology Inc   (United States)

^c The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d U S ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Microring resonator (MR); Photonic switch; Thermooptic; Tuning

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC WAVELENGTH; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; INTEGRATED PHOTONICS; MICRORING RESONATOR; PHOTONIC CIRCUITRY; PHOTONIC SWITCH; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RESPONSE TIME; RING DIAMETER; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATES; SPECTRAL LINE WIDTH; THERMAL TUNING; THERMOOPTIC TUNING; WAVELENGTH CHANNELS;

FABRICATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TUNING;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 42149171291     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.895420     Document Type: Article

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