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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2012.16.3.282

Compact and Temperature Independent Electro-optic Switch Based on Slotted Silicon Photonic Crystal Directional Coupler  

Aghababaeian, Hassan (School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology)
Vadjed-Samiei, Mohammad-Hashem (School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.16, no.3, 2012 , pp. 282-287 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we have proposed a principle to design a compact and temperature independent electro-optic switch based on a slotted photonic crystal directional coupler (SPCDC). Infiltration of the slotted silicon photonic crystal with polymer enhances the slow light and decreases the switching length, whereas the different signs of thermo-optic coefficients of the polymer and silicon make the proposed switch stable within $25^{\circ}C$ to $85^{\circ}C$ temperature range. The SPCDC structure is modified to increase poling efficiency of the polymer in the slot and to flatten the dispersion diagram of the even mode to minimize the switching length.
Keywords
Optical switches; Electro-optic devices; Slow light; Photonic crystal; Thermal effects;
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