Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch

In optical communication system, optical cross connect devices particularly an optical switch has become the main attraction for research due to its ability to route optical data signals without the need for conversion to electrical signals. Thus, it is important to develop optical devices such a...

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Main Author:	Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.20302021-10-31T03:07:25Z Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch 2013-02 Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK5101-6720 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, telephone, radio, radar, television In optical communication system, optical cross connect devices particularly an optical switch has become the main attraction for research due to its ability to route optical data signals without the need for conversion to electrical signals. Thus, it is important to develop optical devices such as optical switch with low power consumption and crosstalk for Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) lightwave communication system. This project aims towards the design and simulation work of a polymeric based thermo-optic switch using Multimode Interference (MMI) structure to achieve low switching power capability and reduce crosstalk figure. The optical switch is designed on the 2x2 MMI cross coupler architecture of optical switch based on the general interference mechanism. Light propagation and thermal distribution through the optical switch is modeled using Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method (FD-BPM). Photosensitive SU-8 epoxy polymeric based waveguide material at core layers with PMGI at upper and lower cladding layer were chosen due to its low thermal conductivity and high thermo-optic coefficient. Further analysis has been performed by exploring the effect of heater‟s structure and its placement in order to reduce switching power. It is observed that by applying well-designed of heater‟s structure and suitable placement of heater, low power consumption as low as 9.05 mW with crosstalk level of -36.52 dB can be achieved. 2013-02 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2030/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2030/1/24p%20NORIDAH%20MOHD%20RIDZUAN.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2030/2/NORIDAH%20MOHD%20RIDZUAN%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik
institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
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language	English English
topic	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
description	In optical communication system, optical cross connect devices particularly an optical switch has become the main attraction for research due to its ability to route optical data signals without the need for conversion to electrical signals. Thus, it is important to develop optical devices such as optical switch with low power consumption and crosstalk for Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) lightwave communication system. This project aims towards the design and simulation work of a polymeric based thermo-optic switch using Multimode Interference (MMI) structure to achieve low switching power capability and reduce crosstalk figure. The optical switch is designed on the 2x2 MMI cross coupler architecture of optical switch based on the general interference mechanism. Light propagation and thermal distribution through the optical switch is modeled using Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method (FD-BPM). Photosensitive SU-8 epoxy polymeric based waveguide material at core layers with PMGI at upper and lower cladding layer were chosen due to its low thermal conductivity and high thermo-optic coefficient. Further analysis has been performed by exploring the effect of heater‟s structure and its placement in order to reduce switching power. It is observed that by applying well-designed of heater‟s structure and suitable placement of heater, low power consumption as low as 9.05 mW with crosstalk level of -36.52 dB can be achieved.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah
author_facet	Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah
author_sort	Mohd Ridzuan, Noridah
title	Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
title_short	Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
title_full	Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
title_fullStr	Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
title_full_unstemmed	Design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based MMI thermo-optic switch
title_sort	design and simulation of low power consumption polymeric based mmi thermo-optic switch
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia
granting_department	Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik
publishDate	2013
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2030/1/24p%20NORIDAH%20MOHD%20RIDZUAN.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2030/2/NORIDAH%20MOHD%20RIDZUAN%20WATERMARK.pdf
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