A 3x2 waveguide switch based on SiGe for C-band operation

Jing Hua Teng; S. J. Chua; L. Y. Miao; R. Yin; B. J Li; E. A. Fitzgerald; Christopher W. Leitz

doi:10.1117/12.545358

18 August 2004 A 3x2 waveguide switch based on SiGe for C-band operation

Jing Hua Teng, S. J. Chua, L. Y. Miao, R. Yin, B. J Li, E. A. Fitzgerald, Christopher W. Leitz

Proceedings Volume 5451, Integrated Optics and Photonic Integrated Circuits; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545358
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

A waveguide switch structure with three input and two output ports is designed in SiGe/Si material for the operation around 1.55 μm in wavelength. Strained Si_0.96Ge_0.04 layer with a thickness of 2.5 μm is used as the waveguide core layer. Single mode ridge waveguide of 10 μm wide and 1µm deep is formed by plasma etching. The switching functi^aa on is realized by total internal reflection. Two separate electrodes are used to control the refractive index change in the intersection region through carrier injection. The switch device can also work as splitter, modulator, or add-drop multiplexer, etc. around wavelength of 1.55 μm. An extinction ratio of about 20 dB is achieved for the modulation state from the two side input ports and about 10dB for the central input port.

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Jing Hua Teng, S. J. Chua, L. Y. Miao, R. Yin, B. J Li, E. A. Fitzgerald, and Christopher W. Leitz "A 3x2 waveguide switch based on SiGe for C-band operation", Proc. SPIE 5451, Integrated Optics and Photonic Integrated Circuits, (18 August 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545358

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