Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch

A 2 × 2 MZI-MMI switch based on thermo-optic effect with a ridge in the silicon substrate was proposed and the performance of switch was simulated. The main purpose behind this change in substrate layer is to localize the heating at a heated arm single mode waveguide and limit the increasing temper...

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Main Authors: Al-Hetar, Abdulaziz M., Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M., Mohammad, A.B., Yulianti, I.
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author Al-Hetar, Abdulaziz M.
Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M.
Mohammad, A.B.
Yulianti, I.
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Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M.
Mohammad, A.B.
Yulianti, I.
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description A 2 × 2 MZI-MMI switch based on thermo-optic effect with a ridge in the silicon substrate was proposed and the performance of switch was simulated. The main purpose behind this change in substrate layer is to localize the heating at a heated arm single mode waveguide and limit the increasing temperature at a second one. The switch performance of the device should be improved, compare to the usual one. Using finite difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM) and thermal computing simulation based on finite element method (FEM), the results clearly indicate that the MZI-MMI switch can satisfy -31 dB crosstalk at two states.
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spelling utm-76612017-10-23T04:15:45Z http://eprints.utm.my/7661/ Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch Al-Hetar, Abdulaziz M. Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. Mohammad, A.B. Yulianti, I. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering A 2 × 2 MZI-MMI switch based on thermo-optic effect with a ridge in the silicon substrate was proposed and the performance of switch was simulated. The main purpose behind this change in substrate layer is to localize the heating at a heated arm single mode waveguide and limit the increasing temperature at a second one. The switch performance of the device should be improved, compare to the usual one. Using finite difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM) and thermal computing simulation based on finite element method (FEM), the results clearly indicate that the MZI-MMI switch can satisfy -31 dB crosstalk at two states. Elsevier 2008-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Al-Hetar, Abdulaziz M. and Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. and Mohammad, A.B. and Yulianti, I. (2008) Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch. Optics Communication, 281 (23). pp. 5764-5767. ISSN 0030-4018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2008.08.041 10.1016/j.optcom.2008.08.041
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Al-Hetar, Abdulaziz M.
Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M.
Mohammad, A.B.
Yulianti, I.
Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title_full Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title_fullStr Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title_full_unstemmed Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title_short Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI-MMI switch
title_sort crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide mzi-mmi switch
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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