Optical switches based on tunable multimode interference (MMI) couplers can
simultaneously reduce the footprint and increase the tolerance against fabrication …

Optical switches are key components for routing of light transmission paths in data links.
Existing waveguide-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) switches occupy a significant …

We analyze and demonstrate a method for increasing the efficiency of thermo-optic phase
shifters on a silicon-on-insulator platform. The lack of cross-coupling between dissimilar …

In this paper, we verify the feasibility of our proposed design scheme for customizable
optical pressure sensor based on the photo-elastic effect of SiO 2 waveguide in asymmetric …

We demonstrate a compact and high-performance 1 x 2 silicon MMI switch by thermo-optic
control of symmetric interference modes using local and direct heating of the mode-peak …

A compact low power consuming asymmetric MZI based optical modulator with fast
response time has been proposed on SOI platform. The geometrical and performance …

In this study, interlayer directional coupling (DC) thermo-optic (TO) waveguide switches
were designed and fabricated using functionalized epoxy-crosslinking polymers. Fluorinated …

In this paper, a polymeric waveguide thermo-optic switch with low power-consumption was
demonstrated, which was based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure and …

An integrated optical switch consisting of a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with photonic
crystals-based phase shifters is designed for telecom wavelength range. The phase …

We demonstrate an FPGA-based controller for Si MZI-based Spanke-Benes 4× 4 optical
switch fabric that can automatically calibrate each individual switching cell and select the …