发明名称 |
Electo-optical switching using coupled photonic crystal waveguides |
摘要 |
An electro-optical switch implemented in coupled photonic crystal waveguides is disclosed. The switch is proposed and analyzed using both a finite-difference time-domain ("FDTD") method and a plane wave expansion ("PWM) method. The switch may be implemented in a square lattice of silicon posts in air, as well as in a hexagonal lattice of air holes in a silicon slab. Switching occurs due to a change in the conductance in the coupling region between the photonic crystal waveguides, which modulates the coupling coefficient and eventually causes switching. Conductance may be induced electrically by carrier injection or optically by electron-hole pair generation. The electro-optical switch has low insertion loss and optical crosstalk in both the cross and bar switching states.
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申请公布号 |
US2005147339(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.07.07 |
申请号 |
US20040502071 |
申请日期 |
2004.07.19 |
申请人 |
PRATHER DENNIS W.;SHARKAWY AHMED;SHI SHOUYUN;SOREF RICHARD A. |
发明人 |
PRATHER DENNIS W.;SHARKAWY AHMED;SHI SHOUYUN;SOREF RICHARD A. |
分类号 |
G02B6/122;G02F1/313;(IPC1-7):G02F1/295 |
主分类号 |
G02B6/122 |
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