Design and fabrication of sub-μs silicon-on-insulator thermo-optic 4×4 switch matrix

A rearrangeable nonblocking silicon-on-insulator-based thermo-optic 4×4 switch matrix with spot size converters (SSCs) and a new driving circuit are designed and fabricated. The introduction of a spot size converter (SSC) has decreased the insertion loss to less than 10dB and the new driving circuit has improved the response speed to less than 1μs.     

Design and fabrication of sub-μs silicon-on-insulator thermo-optic 4×4 switch matrix

A rearrangeable nonblocking silicon-on-insulator-based thermo-optic 4×4 switch matrix with spot size converters (SSCs) and a new driving circuit are designed and fabricated. The introduction of a spot size converter (SSC) has decreased the insertion loss to less than 10dB and the new driving circuit has improved the response speed to less than 1μs.     

基于Banyan网络的无阻塞SiO2波导4×4矩阵光开关

提出了一种基于Mach-Zehnder干涉仪（MZI）结构开关单元和Banyan网络的严格无阻塞4×4矩阵光开关。相对于Crossbar结构的7级单元级联，Banyan结构只需3级连接。分析了Banyan网络中交叉连接损耗与交叉角度的关系，交叉角30°时损耗为0．09dB。优化设计了MZI开关单元结构，并制作了2×2光开关，测得插入损耗（IL）为-14dB、串扰（XT）为-38dB和功耗为450mW。设计了基于Banyan网络的4×4光开关，连接波导交叉角为30°。基于光波导平面光波线路（PLC）技术，制作了严格无阻塞的SiO2波导4×4矩阵光开关，测得平均儿为3．95dB、通道XT为-37dB、偏振相关损耗（PDL）为0．4dB、单通道开关功率约为670mW及开关响应时间小于1ms。