Presentation 2015-05-15
32x32 Strictly Non-Blocking Si-Wire Optical Path Switch
Ken Tanizawa, Keijiro Suzuki, Munehiro Toyama, Minoru Ohtsuka, Nobuyuki Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Matsumaro, Miyoshi Seki, Keiji Koshino, Toshio Sugaya, Satoshi Suda, Guangwei Cong, Toshio Kimura, Kazuhiro Ikeda, Shu Namiki, Hitoshi Kawashima,
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Abstract(in English) In order to realize dynamic optical path networks that transmit coarse-granular video traffics with ultra-low energy consumption, we have developed optical path switches based on silicon photonics technology. This paper reports an ultra-compact 32×32 path-independent-insertion-loss optical switch based on Si-wire waveguides. For scaling the port count of the optical switch, uniformity of the fabrication process and packaging technology for large number of electronic I/O are essential. We introduce advanced fabrication process using ArF immersion lithography on a 300-mm SOI wafer and flip-chip packaging technology using a ceramic interposer with a 0.5-mm pitch land grid array for the 32×32 optical path switch. The intra-die uniformity is highly improved, resulting in the estimated crosstalk of -20 dB and the on-chip loss of 15.8±0.8 dB. The flip-chip packaging enables two-dimensional arrangement of the pads on the chip, and small die footprint of 11×25 mm2 is achieved.
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Keyword(in English) Optical switch / Silicon Photonics / Optical fiber communications
Paper # OCS2015-8,OPE2015-8
Date of Issue 2015-05-08 (OCS, OPE)

Conference Information
Committee OCS / OPE
Conference Date 2015/5/15(1days)
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Place (in English) Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg(Tokyo)
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Chair Masahito Tomizawa(NTT) / Senichi Suzuki(NTT)
Vice Chair Kiyoshi Fukuchi(NEC) / Hiroyuki Uenohara(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Kiyoshi Fukuchi(NTT) / Hiroyuki Uenohara(Fujikura)
Assistant / Kenya Suzuki(NTT)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Optical Communication Systems / Technical Committee on Optoelectronics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) 32x32 Strictly Non-Blocking Si-Wire Optical Path Switch
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Optical switch
Keyword(2) Silicon Photonics
Keyword(3) Optical fiber communications
1st Author's Name Ken Tanizawa
1st Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
2nd Author's Name Keijiro Suzuki
2nd Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
3rd Author's Name Munehiro Toyama
3rd Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
4th Author's Name Minoru Ohtsuka
4th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
5th Author's Name Nobuyuki Yokoyama
5th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
6th Author's Name Kazuyuki Matsumaro
6th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
7th Author's Name Miyoshi Seki
7th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
8th Author's Name Keiji Koshino
8th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
9th Author's Name Toshio Sugaya
9th Author's Affiliation Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.(Furukawa Electric)
10th Author's Name Satoshi Suda
10th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
11th Author's Name Guangwei Cong
11th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
12th Author's Name Toshio Kimura
12th Author's Affiliation Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.(Furukawa Electric)
13th Author's Name Kazuhiro Ikeda
13th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
14th Author's Name Shu Namiki
14th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
15th Author's Name Hitoshi Kawashima
15th Author's Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
Date 2015-05-15
Paper # OCS2015-8,OPE2015-8
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) OCS-30,OPE-31
Page pp.pp.33-38(OCS), pp.33-38(OPE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-05-08 (OCS, OPE)