Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 8, 0813001(2024)
1×8 Silicon-Based Thermo-Optic Switch Based on Mach-Zehnder Interferometers
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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
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)