ABSTRACT
We report on the performance of an optical switch based on the use of narrow deep-etched InP waveguides. A DOS-like structure has been designed and fabricated. First characterization results are reported. They show an optical crosstalk value close to -20dB.
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Indium/chemistry , Optics and Photonics/instrumentation , Phosphines/chemistry , Semiconductors , Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted/instrumentation , Telecommunications/instrumentation , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure AnalysisABSTRACT
We report the optical characterization of an InP structure constituted by waveguides coupled to microcavity disk resonators. The lateral waveguide confinement is obtained by deep reactive ion etching through the guiding layer. We demonstrate the possibility of tuning optically the resonance wavelength into the illuminating disk resonator. We obtained a blueshift of 3 nm by laser irradiation at 980 nm corresponding to a photoinduced change in the effective refractive index of 6 x 10(-3). The InP structure behaves as a tunable optical demultiplexer.
