A theoretical investigation of thermo-optic effect in silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide arrays is presented. Two types of array arrangements are described, with the aim to find the configuration in which the heat is efficiently guided from the heater through the waveguide core without noticeably affecting the other adjacent waveguides. One of these array designs provides excellent thermal and optical separation between waveguides and efficient heat flow, allowing smaller switching power and faster response to be simultaneously achieved. Good thermal isolation for closely spaced SOI waveguide structures is very promising for the realization of dense photonic integrated circuits.

Investigation of Thermo-Optic Effect in SOI Waveguide Arrays / Magno, Francesca; De Leonardis, Francesco; Passaro, Vittorio. - STAMPA. - 6183:(2006), pp. 437-445. (Intervento presentato al convegno SPIE EUROPE Conference 2006 tenutosi a Strasbourg, France nel April 3-5, 2006) [10.1117/12.664035].

Investigation of Thermo-Optic Effect in SOI Waveguide Arrays

Francesca Magno;Francesco De Leonardis;Vittorio Passaro
2006-01-01

Abstract

A theoretical investigation of thermo-optic effect in silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide arrays is presented. Two types of array arrangements are described, with the aim to find the configuration in which the heat is efficiently guided from the heater through the waveguide core without noticeably affecting the other adjacent waveguides. One of these array designs provides excellent thermal and optical separation between waveguides and efficient heat flow, allowing smaller switching power and faster response to be simultaneously achieved. Good thermal isolation for closely spaced SOI waveguide structures is very promising for the realization of dense photonic integrated circuits.
2006
SPIE EUROPE Conference 2006
0-8194-6239-X
Investigation of Thermo-Optic Effect in SOI Waveguide Arrays / Magno, Francesca; De Leonardis, Francesco; Passaro, Vittorio. - STAMPA. - 6183:(2006), pp. 437-445. (Intervento presentato al convegno SPIE EUROPE Conference 2006 tenutosi a Strasbourg, France nel April 3-5, 2006) [10.1117/12.664035].
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