Zhou Haifeng, Zhao Yong, Wang Wanjun, Yang Jianyi, Wang Minghua, Jiang Xiaoqing
Department of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Opt Express. 2009 Apr 27;17(9):7043-51. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.007043.
The free carrier absorption effect in silicon modulation is a detrimental behavior that can influence the crosstalk of interference-based optical switches. Based on the experimental analysis of a 2x2 p-i-n silicon switch, we give a conservative estimate of the crosstalk ability of Mach-Zehnder optical switches. Experimental result shows that, while using a 1475 microm-long phase shifter, the loss penalty almost reaches 1.45 dB/pi, which deteriorates the most ideal crosstalk to just 30 dB. The possible solutions to overcome this limitation are also discussed at the cost of the other device performance.
硅调制中的自由载流子吸收效应是一种有害行为,会影响基于干涉的光开关的串扰。基于对一个2x2 p-i-n硅开关的实验分析,我们对马赫-曾德尔光开关的串扰能力给出了保守估计。实验结果表明,当使用一个1475微米长的移相器时,损耗代价几乎达到1.45 dB/π,这使得最理想的串扰恶化到仅30 dB。还讨论了以牺牲其他器件性能为代价克服这一限制的可能解决方案。