论文信息 - Variable-Gap Silicon Photonic Waveguide Coupler Switch With a Nanolatch Mechanism

Variable-Gap Silicon Photonic Waveguide Coupler Switch With a Nanolatch Mechanism

Design and fabrication of a variable-gap waveguide coupler switch with a nano latch mechanism are reported for on-chip waveguide circuits in Si photonics. The proposed switch consists of a coupler of two freestanding 400-nm-wide 260-nm-thick Si waveguides, three 30-<formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$\mu{\rm m}$</tex></formula>-wide 40-<formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$\mu{\rm m}$</tex></formula>-long comb-drive actuators, and a nanolatch mechanism. The nanolatch mechanism consists of four hook-shaped latches for maintaining a switch-on state at a coupler gap of around 100 nm. The switching and latching characteristics are investigated. The port isolation under the latch-on condition is found to be 17 dB. Due to the capacitive operation of the actuators and the nanolatch mechanism, power consumption of the switch is minimized.

S. Abe | K. Hane

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