摘要
Weproposeandexperimentallydemonstratea2×2thermo-optic(TO)crossbarswitchimplementedbydualphotoniccrystalnanobeam(PCN)cavitieswithinasilicon-on-insulator(SOI)platform.Bythermallytuningtherefractiveindexofsilicon,theresonancewavelengthofthePCNcavitiescanbered-shifted.WiththehelpoftheultrasmallmodevolumesofthePCNcavities,only~0.16mWpowerisneededtochangetheswitchingstate.Withaspectralpassbandof0.09nmatthe1583.75nmoperationwavelength,theinsertionloss(IL)andcrosstalk(CT)performancesweremeasuredasIL(bar)=-0.2dB,CT(bar)=-15dB,IL(cross)=-1.5dB,andCT(cross)=-15dB.Furthermore,thethermaltuningefficiencyofthefabricateddeviceisashighas1.23nm/mW.
出版日期
2017年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)