Advances in silicon photonics motivate the consideration of on-chip switch fabrics that
combine switch elements into larger port-count switches. A major challenge is the large …

Optical information processing has traditionally been demonstrated using 3D free-space
optical systems employing bulk optical components. These systems are bulky and unstable …

A planar metamaterial Lüneburg lens that enables Fourier optics on-a-chip can be
implemented in an SOI slab waveguide structure by patterning the silicon core with variable …

The goal of the research reported in this thesis is to establish the feasibility of a novel optical
architecture for an optical route & select circuit switch suitable for implementation as a …

Different types of planar waveguide microlenses are fabricated with PLC technologies from
a variety of optical materials such as silica, photo-definable epoxy resins, and a number of …

We propose and analyze a new type of four ports structure for ultra-compact waveguide
splitting. This structure differs from most existing ultra-compact waveguide splitters by …

In integrated photonic circuits, silicon-on-insulator waveguides with different geometries
have been employed to realize a variety of components. Therefore, efficient coupling of two …

The present thesis deals with Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) optical switches
for telecommunication applications. The aim is to study new type of microsystems for guided …

An overview of an integration platform with 1–10 µm thick silicon-on-insulator waveguides is
given. It is suitable for the integration and packaging of optoelectronic and silicon photonic …

Sub-micron photonics Switches: Design, fabrication and characterization Page 1 Abstract
MMI-based sub-micron planar waveguide architectures, with 15µm access waveguide separation …