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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2005.9.3.119

Silica-Based MMI-MZI Thermo-Optic Switch with Large Tolerance and Low PDL

Hong Jong-Kyun (Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee Sang-Sun (Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University)

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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.9, no.3, 2005 , pp. 119-122 More about this Journal

Abstract

Silica-based $2\times2$ thermo-optic (TO) switch using the MMI couplers which have a large fabrication tolerance of 110 ( ${\mu}m$ were fabricated and operated. Important features of the proposed switch are shown to be a polarization dependency loss of 0.1dB, an extinction ratio of 32.7dB, and a power consumption of 202.8mW.

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