Comparison of ring resonator and Mach-Zehnder photonic switches integrated with digital CMOS drivers

B. G. Lee, W. M.J. Green, J. Van Campenhout, C. L. Schow, A. V. Rylyakov, S. Assefa, M. Yang, J. Rosenberg, J. A. Kash, Yurii A Vlasov

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Abstract

We report a low-power silicon photonic ring-resonator switch integrated with a CMOS driver that achieves sub 3.5-ns transition times, below -20-dB crosstalk, and ∼1-mW combined switch and driver power consumption. Results are compared to non-resonant Mach-Zehnder based switches.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010
Pages327-328
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: Nov 7 2010Nov 11 2010

Publication series

Name2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010

Other

Other23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period11/7/1011/11/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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