Crosstalk-minimized polymeric 2 x 2 thermooptic switch

被引：14

作者：

Wang, XL

Howley, B

Chen, MY

Chen, R

机构：

[1] Univ Texas, Ctr Microelect Res, Austin, TX 78758 USA

[2] Omega Opt, Austin, TX 78758 USA

来源：

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2006年 / 18卷 / 1-4期

关键词：

optical switches; thermooptic effect; total internal reflection effect; volume relaxation phenomenon;

D O I：

10.1109/LPT.2005.860035

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

A thermooptic 2 x 2 switch based on the total internal reflection effect is demonstrated. The device, made of ultraviolet curable fluorinated polymer, has an increased half-branch angle of 5 degrees. The purpose of a large half-branch angle is to overcome the volume relaxation phenomenon, which is an intrinsic characteristic of polymers. The device successfully decreases the crosstalk below -40 dB in both the cross and bar states. The fabricated device has a power consumption of only 66 mW in the bar state.

引用

页码：16 / 18

页数：3

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