Ultralow power silicon photonics thermo-optic switch with suspended phase arms

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 525-527

  Fang, Qing ^a   Song, Jun Feng ^a   Liow, Tsung Yang ^a   Cai, Hong ^a   Yu, Ming Bin ^a   Lo, Guo Qiang ^a   Kwong, Dim Lee ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Silicon photonics; suspended phase arms; thermo optic switch; ultralow power consumption

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FALL TIME; POWER CONSUMPTION; RESPONSE TIME; SILICON PHOTONICS; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH; SUSPENDED PHASE ARMS; TE MODE; THERMO-OPTIC SWITCH; THERMOOPTICS; ULTRA-LOW POWER; ULTRA-LOW POWER CONSUMPTION;

PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 79953285396     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2114336     Document Type: Article

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