The realisation of a thermo-optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch based on SOI (silicon-on-insulator) material is reported. At a wavelength of 1.3 μm, on-off ratios of 13 dB (TE) and 9 dB (TM) are achieved with a switching power of 150 mW. The measured rise time is 5 μs
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:30
,
Issue:
5
)
Date of Publication: 3 Mar 1994