Design of an integrated optical switch based on liquid crystal infiltration
Year: 2005
Authors: Riboli F., Daldosso N., Pucker G., Lui A., Pavesi L.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Trent, Dept Phys, I-38050 Trento, Italy; IRST, ITC, Microsyst Div, I-38050 Trento, Italy.
Abstract: We present the design and simulation of a novel Fabry-Perot optical switch based on liquid crystal infiltration integrated in a high index-contrast silicon-on-insulator waveguide. Careful optimization of the cavity geometry allows designing a device with a resonance peak transmission of 95% and a resonance peak linewidth of 1.7 nm. This kind of device is designed to be fully CMOS compatible and can be used as a building block of a more complex integrated optical circuit.
Journal/Review: IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
Volume: 41 (9) Pages from: 1197 to: 1202
More Information: This work was supported by PAT trough the PROFILL projectKeyWords: CMOS integrated circuits; Fabry & ndash ; Perot resonators; liquid crystals (LCs); optical switches; waveguidesDOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.853363ImpactFactor: 2.452Citations: 10data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-10References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)