Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 8, 0813001(2024)

1×8 Silicon-Based Thermo-Optic Switch Based on Mach-Zehnder Interferometers

Xiaoyong Gao1, Yangyang Liu1,2, Guangxi Hu1, Liangjun Lu2、*, and Haimei Luo1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics and Telecommunication of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi , China
  • 2Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pinghu314200, Zhejiang , China
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    Xiaoyong Gao, Yangyang Liu, Guangxi Hu, Liangjun Lu, Haimei Luo. 1×8 Silicon-Based Thermo-Optic Switch Based on Mach-Zehnder Interferometers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(8): 0813001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Nov. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: Lu Liangjun (jxsdhm@jxnu.edu.cn), Luo Haimei (luliangjun@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231782

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