论文信息 - Very Low Power Operation of Compact MMI Polymer Thermooptic Switch

Very Low Power Operation of Compact MMI Polymer Thermooptic Switch

This letter demonstrates a compact, very low power consumption, and low crosstalk multimode interference coupler-based polymer thermooptic photonic switch. The fabricated thin-film small-area heater confirmed the simulation results with operating power consumption as low as 8.9 mW. The switching crosstalk obtained was less than - 23 dB.

N. Xie | T. Hashimoto | K. Utaka

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