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 project
KeyWords: CMOS integrated circuits; Fabry & ndash ; Perot resonators; liquid crystals (LCs); optical switches; waveguides
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.853363

Citations: 10
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