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Demonstration of an integrated optical switch in a silicon photonic crystal directional coupler

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Beggs, Daryl M.; White, Thomas; Cairns, L.; O'Faolain, Liam; Krauss, Thomas F.

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We demonstrate a silicon photonic crystal (PhC) directional coupler optical switch. By engineering the supermodes of the coupled system to provide a slow-light region, the switch has a total length of just 4.9 μm. Thermo-optic switching with a 20 μs res

dc.contributor.authorBeggs, Daryl M.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCairns, L.
dc.contributor.authorO'Faolain, Liam
dc.contributor.authorKrauss, Thomas F.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:45:48Z
dc.identifier.issn1386-9477
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/79960
dc.description.abstractWe demonstrate a silicon photonic crystal (PhC) directional coupler optical switch. By engineering the supermodes of the coupled system to provide a slow-light region, the switch has a total length of just 4.9 μm. Thermo-optic switching with a 20 μs res
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourcePhysica E
dc.subjectKeywords: Air bridges; Coupled systems; Embedded structures; Infilling; Integrated optical switches; Micro heaters; Response time; Robust solutions; Silicon photonic crystals; Slab geometries; Slow lights; Supermodes; Symmetric structures; Thermo optics; Total leng Integrated optics; Optical switch; Photonic band gap
dc.titleDemonstration of an integrated optical switch in a silicon photonic crystal directional coupler
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume41
dc.date.issued2009
local.identifier.absfor020200 - ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB8310
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationBeggs, Daryl M., University of St. Andrews
local.contributor.affiliationWhite, Thomas, College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCairns, L., University of St. Andrews
local.contributor.affiliationO'Faolain, Liam, University of St Andrews
local.contributor.affiliationKrauss, Thomas F, University of St Andrews
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1111
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1114
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physe.2008.08.034
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:41:24Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-67349230651
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