Authors:	H. D'heer, S. Kumar, C. Lerma Arce, M. Detaille, G. Lepage, P. Verheyen, J. Watte, D. Van Thourhout
Title:	A 16 x 16 Non-Volatile Silicon Photonic Switch Circuit
Format:	International Journal
Publication date:	7/2018
Journal/Conference/Book:	IEEE Photonics Technologies Letters
Editor/Publisher:	IEEE ,
Volume(Issue):	30(13) p.1258 - 1261
Location:	United States
DOI:	10.1109/LPT.2018.2842644
Citations:	7 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 15/12/2024) 7 (OpenCitations - last update: 27/6/2024) Look up on Google Scholar
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Abstract

A 16×16 silicon photonic switch circuit suitable for non-volatile operations has been realized. The switch circuit consists of dilated switch elements with liquid-controlled adiabatic waveguide couplers. The switch with a cross-bar architecture is compatible with a non-volatile electrowetting-on-dielectric system for optical actuation. The measured fiber-to-fiber loss is less than 18.9 dB over the wavelength range from 1500 to 1630 nm. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, the loss is between 8.5 and 17.4 dB depending on the length of the light path. The crosstalk of the switch is better than −50 dB over the wavelength range from 1500 to 1630 nm.

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