Abstract
The reconfiguration speed of silicon photonic devices is enhanced by optimizing thin-film microheaters. We show theoretically and experimentally that narrower heaters, thinner buried oxide layers, and LPCVD SiN over-cladding can improve the reconfiguration speed.
© 2009 Optical Society of America
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