High-throughput silicon nanophotonic deflection switch for on-chip optical networks

We demonstrate error-free (BER<10-12) deflection switching of multiple 40Gbps channels with an ultra-compact (30×10 μm2), low-latency (<2ns), high throughput (over 360Gbps), and small crosstalk (<-10dB) optical switch based on coupled silicon microring resonators. © 2006 Optical Society of America.