4×4 Si-wire optical path switch with off-chip polarization diversity

We demonstrate a polarization diversity scheme using fiber polarization splitters for 4×4 Si-wire optical switch. Path-independent on-chip loss of 4.8±0.5 dB and crosstalk of less than -30 dB are achieved with PDL below 1 dB.

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